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

Rating 1633 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks e1/f5; bishop b1; knight d4; pawns a2/c3/d5/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/e8; bishop b7; knight e5; pawns a6/b6/c7/d6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen g5→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxe5 — rook f5→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxe2 (queen g4→e2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxe8+ — rook e5→e8, captures rook, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, short. The key move Rxe8+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1bp2pp1/pp1p3p/3PnRq1/3NP3/2P5/P3Q1PP/1B2R1K1 b - - 1 22

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