Chess Puzzle #PY6gf — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1883 · Advanced · crushing, middlegame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks e7/f1; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks b8/f8; pawns a6/b4/c5/e5/f3/g4/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen d2→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf5 — rook f8→f5. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen d3→f5, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxf5 — queen h5→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, quiet move, short. The key move is Rf5.

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/4R3/p6p/2pPp2q/NpP3p1/1P3p2/P2Q1P2/5RK1 w - - 0 36

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