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

Rating 1884 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rook d1; bishop d5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f3/g3/h2. Black: king g7; queen h5; rook e7; knight e5; pawns a7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook d1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxf3 — knight e5→f3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bxf3 (bishop d5→f3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxe1+ — rook e7→e1, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p3rpkp/6p1/3Bn2q/5Q2/2P2PP1/PP5P/3R3K w - - 1 28

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