Chess Puzzle #WDgr8 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2260 · Expert · advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short.

Position

White: king d2; rooks a1/c5; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e2. Black: king g7; rooks e6/f8; knight f4; pawns a7/c6/c7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf1 — rook a1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd3 — knight f4→d3, captures pawn. Opponent replies cxd3 (pawn c2→d3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Rxf1 — rook f8→f1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, endgame, short. The key move Nxd3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/p1p3kp/2p1r1p1/2R5/4Nn2/3P4/PPPKP3/R7 w - - 6 25

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