Chess Puzzle #GR0EU — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1830 · Advanced · endgame, equality, one move.

Position

White: king g1; rook c7; pawns a4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king d6; bishop a6; pawns a7/c4/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa7 — rook c7→a7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c3 — pawn c4→c3.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, one move. The key move is c3.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1R2p1p/b2k2p1/8/P1p5/7P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 5 37

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