Chess Puzzle #I1N4k — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1538 · Intermediate · clearance, crushing, discovered attack, endgame, long, rook endgame.

Position

White: king c3; rooks f6/g7; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5. Black: king g3; rook h3; pawns a7/b7/f2/g4/h5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rgf7 — rook g7→f7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kg2+ — king g3→g2, gives check. Opponent replies Kd4 (king c3→d4).
  3. Best move: Rf3 — rook h3→f3. Opponent replies Rxf3 (rook f6→f3, captures rook).
  4. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g4→f3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

clearance, crushing, discovered attack, endgame, long, rook endgame. The key move is Kg2+.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4R1/5R2/3P3p/2P3p1/1PK3kr/P4p2/8 w - - 0 51

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