Chess Puzzle #YIie8 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1848 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rook e1; bishops g6/h6; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g5/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook a8; bishops c8/d6; knights f6/f8; pawns a7/b7/c6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng4 — knight f6→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8 — rook e1→e8. Opponent replies Qxe8 (queen d8→e8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Bxe8 — bishop g6→e8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Re8.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1nk1/pp5p/2pb1nBB/6P1/3P4/2N5/PPQ2P1P/2K1R3 b - - 0 20

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