Chess Puzzle #Ni6rG — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2339 · Expert · collinear move, crushing, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king h2; rook e3; knight e6; pawns d5/f4/f5/g2/g4. Black: king h6; queen a1; rook b2; pawns b4/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa3 — queen a1→a3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh3+ — rook e3→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Qxh3+ (queen a3→h3, captures rook, gives check).
  3. Best move: Kxh3 — king h2→h3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

collinear move, crushing, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Rh3+.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/4Np1k/3P1P2/1p3PP1/4R3/1r4PK/q7 b - - 1 41

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