Chess Puzzle #ghbuN — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1995 · Advanced · advantage, clearance, long, middlegame, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen g2; rooks b1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f3. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks b8/h8; pawns a6/c5/c6/c7/e5/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg7 — queen g2→g7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kd7 — king e8→d7. Opponent replies Kf2 (king g1→f2).
  3. Best move: Rbg8 — rook b8→g8. Opponent replies Qxh8 (queen g7→h8, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Rxh8 — rook g8→h8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, clearance, long, middlegame, trapped piece. The key move is Kd7.

Position data

FEN: 1r2k2r/2p2pp1/p1p1q3/2p1p2p/4P3/2NP1P2/PPP3Q1/1R3RK1 w k - 2 20

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