Chess Puzzle #V6Dkw — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen a6; rooks c1/f1; pawns a4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks b4/f8; pawns b6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen c5→e7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rc8 — rook c1→c8. Opponent replies Rd8 (rook f8→d8).
3. Best move: Qe2 — queen a6→e2. Opponent replies Rxc8 (rook d8→c8, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxe7 — queen e2→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long. The key move is Rc8.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/6pp/Qp6/2q5/Pr6/8/6PP/2R2R1K b - - 3 34

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