Chess Puzzle #JwaeE — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1637 · Advanced · crushing, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights d2/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/g4; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/d6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen f6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rf7+ — rook f1→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Ke8 (king e7→e8).
  3. Best move: Qxg4 — queen g3→g4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is Rf7+.

Position data

FEN: r6r/ppp1k1p1/3p1qnp/2b1P1N1/3pP1b1/6Q1/PPPN2PP/R1B2R1K b - - 0 15

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