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

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks d4/f1; pawns a3/b4/c5/f3/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks e3/h5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf3 — rook e3→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re1 — rook f1→e1. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f7→f6).
3. Best move: Qxf3 — queen f2→f3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, intermezzo, quiet move, short. The key move is Re1.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp3ppp/2p5/2Pp3r/1P1R4/P3rPPq/5Q1P/5RK1 b - - 1 24

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