Chess Puzzle #J6g55 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/d5/f2. Black: king e8; queen h2; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/h3; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg2 — queen h2→g2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rg1 — rook f1→g1. Opponent replies Qg4 (queen g2→g4).
3. Best move: Rxg4 — rook g1→g4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, opening, short, trapped piece. The key move is Rg1.

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/ppp2ppp/8/3Pp3/8/3P1N1b/PPP2P1q/R1BQKR2 b Qkq - 1 10

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