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

Rating 1575 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rook f1; pawns b3/c4/d5/h3. Black: king h7; queen g7; rook e5; pawns b4/c5/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d6 — pawn d5→d6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf5 — rook e5→f5. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen f4→f5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is Rf5.

Position data

FEN: 8/6qk/6pp/2pPr3/1pP2Q2/1P5P/8/5R1K w - - 1 40

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