Chess Puzzle #VXGUo — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1870 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f2; rooks a1/g2; pawns b2/f3. Black: king f5; rook f4; knight b5; pawns a4/e4/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa4 — rook a1→a4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e3+ — pawn e4→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe3 (king f2→e3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxa4 — rook f4→a4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move is e3+.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6p1/1n3k1p/p3pr2/5P2/1P3KR1/R7 w - - 0 48

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