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

Rating 1915 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short, skewer.

Position

White: king e1; queen d5; rook h1; knights b1/g5; pawns a4/b2/c2/f2/g2/h4. Black: king e7; queen f6; rooks b3/c8; knight d7; pawns a6/d6/e4/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb3 — pawn c2→b3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc1+ — rook c8→c1, gives check. Opponent replies Ke2 (king e1→e2).
  3. Best move: Rxh1 — rook c1→h1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short, skewer. The key move is Rc1+.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/3nk2p/p2p1q2/3Q1pN1/P3p2P/1r6/1PP2PP1/1N2K2R w K - 0 23

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