Chess Puzzle #M98Ur — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook b2; bishop d3; pawns c5/d4/e3/f4/g5. Black: king e7; queen b4; rook b3; knight d2; pawns b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxd2 — queen c2→d2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxb2 — rook b3→b2, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxb4 (queen d2→b4, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxb4 — rook b2→b4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move Rxb2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p2kpp1/2p1p3/2Pp2P1/1q1P1P2/1r1BP3/1RQn4/6K1 w - - 0 31

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