Chess Puzzle #KTEbf — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen d6; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a7/f8; knight b8; pawns a6/b4/c4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb1 — king c1→b1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd7 — rook a7→d7. Opponent replies Qxd7 (queen d6→d7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Nxd7 — knight b8→d7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Rd7.

Position data

FEN: 1n3rk1/r4ppp/p2Q4/5Pq1/1pp5/5P2/PPP3PP/2KR1B1R w - - 1 19

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