Chess Puzzle #Wr7hC — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1900 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long, pin, sacrifice, skewer.

Position

White: king h2; queen b2; rook h4. Black: king f2; queen f3; bishop g4; pawns a7/b6/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen f3→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg4 — rook h4→g4, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxb2 (queen e2→b2, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rg2+ — rook g4→g2, gives check. Opponent replies Ke1 (king f2→e1).
  4. Best move: Rxb2 — rook g2→b2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pin, sacrifice, skewer. The key move Rxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/p7/1p4p1/8/6bR/5q2/1Q3k1K/8 b - - 15 50

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