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

Position

White: king b1; queen d3; rooks h1/h3; knight h7; pawns a2/f2/f5/g2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/e8; bishop g7; knight d7; pawns a7/b2/b7/e6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: exf5 — pawn e6→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re3 — rook h3→e3. Opponent replies Nc5 (knight d7→c5).
3. Best move: Qc4+ — queen d3→c4, gives check. Opponent replies Qe6 (queen e5→e6).
4. Best move: Rxe6 — rook e3→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, exposed king, long, middlegame. The key move is Re3.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pp1n2bN/4p3/4qP2/8/3Q3R/Pp3PP1/1K5R b - - 1 23

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