Chess Puzzle #K8LRt — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1605 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d1/e1; bishop c4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/e8; bishop d7; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/c5/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e3→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe1+ — rook e8→e1, captures rook, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook d1→e1, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxd4+ — queen d6→d4, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxe1+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1p1b1ppp/p2q1n2/2p5/2Bp1P2/2N1PQ1P/PPP3P1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 17

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