Chess Puzzle #HGdBf — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, clearance, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king g1; queen b2; rooks a5/e3; knight d4; pawns b4/c3/e5/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks c4/c8; bishop e4; pawns d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh2 — king g1→h2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxd4 — rook c4→d4, captures knight. Opponent replies cxd4 (pawn c3→d4, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rc2 — rook c8→c2. Opponent replies Qxc2 (queen b2→c2, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Bxc2 — bishop e4→c2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxd4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/5pp1/1q2p2p/R2pP3/1PrNbP2/2P1R2P/1Q4P1/6K1 w - - 0 29

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