Chess Puzzle #YBPV2 — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 2078 · Expert · equality, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks c1/e1; bishop b5; knight c2; pawns a4/b2/b4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks g5/h4; knight h5; pawns b3/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf2 — queen e2→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh3+ — rook h4→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies gxh3 (pawn g2→h3, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Ng3+ — knight h5→g3, gives check.

Tactical themes

equality, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Rxh3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2q2ppp/4p3/1B4rn/PP5r/1p3P1P/1PN1Q1P1/2R1R2K w - - 1 34

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