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

Rating 2049 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks d3/f1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/e5/f6/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks c4/g8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b6/d7/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh3 — rook d3→h3. Opponent replies Qh5 (queen e5→h5).
  3. Best move: Rxh5 — rook h3→h5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, quiet move, short. The key move is Rh3.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/1bqp1p1p/pp2pPpQ/4P3/2r5/P1NR4/1P4PP/5RK1 b - - 4 22

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