Chess Puzzle #KGr6d — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1707 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; rooks g5/h6; pawns a2/b2/f6/g2/g6. Black: king h8; rooks d6/d8; bishop c2; pawns a7/b6/c5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf6 — rook d6→f6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g7+ — pawn g6→g7, gives check. Opponent replies Kg8 (king h8→g8).
  3. Best move: Rxf6 — rook h6→f6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is g7+.

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/p6p/1p1r1PPR/2p3R1/8/8/PPb3PK/8 b - - 0 37

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