Chess Puzzle #Kzv8C — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2239 · Expert · attraction, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen f3; rooks a1/g2; bishop d3; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d4/e3/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/e6/f4/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe3 — pawn f4→e3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg7+ — rook g2→g7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxg7 (king g8→g7, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Rg1+ — rook a1→g1, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, equality, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Rxg7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/1pp3p1/p1n1p2p/3p4/3P1p1q/P1NBPQ1P/1PP3RK/R7 b - - 3 19

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