Chess Puzzle #b0LjD — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2117 · Expert · discovered attack, endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d6; rook e5; pawns c3/e4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f4; rook c8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re8+ — rook e5→e8, gives check. Opponent replies Rxe8 (rook c8→e8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxf4 — queen d6→f4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, endgame, equality, short. The key move is Re8+.

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/pp4pp/3Q1n2/4R3/4Pq2/2P4P/6P1/6K1 b - - 3 26

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