Chess Puzzle #IlUpN — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2618 · Master · advantage, long, middlegame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks g2/h1; bishop h3; knight f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/h5. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishops d7/g5; pawns a5/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b7→b5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg5 — rook g2→g5, captures bishop. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: h6 — pawn h5→h6. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g7→g6).
  4. Best move: Nxd5 — knight f4→d5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame, sacrifice. The key move Rxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1pqb1pp1/4p2p/p2pP1bP/3P1N2/2P2Q1B/PP4R1/2K4R b - - 0 22

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