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

Rating 2056 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen h6; rooks d1/g2; bishop e7; pawns b2/c3/f6/h3. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks b5/g8; knight e8; pawns a5/c6/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rd8 — rook d1→d8. Opponent replies Qxd8 (queen b6→d8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Bxd8 — bishop e7→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Rd8.

Position data

FEN: 4n1rk/4Bp1p/1qp2PpQ/pr2p3/8/2P4P/1P4R1/2KR4 b - - 5 30

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