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

Rating 1992 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen a8; rook e1; bishop g2; pawns a3/b2/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king f7; queen d7; rook c7; knight d5; pawns a7/b5/e6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh8 — queen a8→h8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rc8 — rook c7→c8. Opponent replies Qxc8 (queen h8→c8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxc8 — queen d7→c8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Rc8.

Position data

FEN: Q7/p1rq1kp1/4p2p/1p1n4/8/P2P2P1/1P3PBP/4R1K1 w - - 3 23

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