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

Rating 1730 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen e2; rooks d1/g1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g2/h4. Black: king b8; queen f4; rooks e8/h8; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh4 — rook h8→h4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Opponent replies Qxg3 (queen f4→g3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxg3 — rook g1→g3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is g3.

Position data

FEN: 1k2r2r/ppp5/2nb1p2/8/4Pq1P/2N5/PPP1Q1P1/1K1R2R1 b - - 1 21

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