Chess Puzzle #jDW0k — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1814 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d4/g2; knight f3; pawns a3/b4/c3/e3/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/e8; bishop g4; knights d5/d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe3 — knight d5→e3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rfe1 — rook f1→e1. Opponent replies Nxg2 (knight e3→g2, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxe7 — rook e1→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Rfe1.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pp1nqpp1/2p4p/3n4/1P1B2b1/P1P1PNP1/3Q2BP/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

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