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

Rating 1619 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e4; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re6 — rook e4→e6. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxd6 — rook e6→d6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Re6.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp1n1ppp/2pq4/6N1/3PR3/3Q4/PP3PPP/R5K1 b - - 2 16

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