Chess Puzzle #dbonu — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Rating 1864 · Advanced · crushing, deflection, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/c4/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/g6; bishop b7; knight b8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/e6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh5 — bishop e2→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg5 — rook g6→g5, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxe8 (bishop h5→e8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Rxg2+ — rook g5→g2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kh1 (king g1→h1).
  4. Best move: Rxf2+ — rook g2→f2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies e4 (pawn e3→e4).
  5. Best move: Rxc2 — rook f2→c2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, deflection, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, pin, sacrifice, very long. The key move Rxg2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rn2q1k1/pbp3pp/1p1pp1r1/5pN1/2PP4/2P1P3/P1Q1BPPP/R4RK1 w - - 2 13

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