Chess Puzzle #KHVY4 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1792 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d1/f1; bishop e3; knight c6; pawns a2/d5/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks c8/e4; bishop g7; pawns a6/b5/d6/e7/f5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight c6→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc3 — rook c8→c3. Opponent replies Nxf5 (knight d4→f5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Rc3.

Position data

FEN: 2r1q1k1/4p1bp/p1Np2p1/1p1P1p2/4rP2/4BQ1P/P5P1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 23

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