Chess Puzzle #lfI7X — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2265 · Expert · advantage, collinear, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen d4; rooks e1/f1; bishop a3; pawns a2/c2/c4/d6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/e8; bishop g6; knight f7; pawns a6/b7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd8 — knight f7→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re7 — rook e1→e7. Opponent replies Ne6 (knight d8→e6).
  3. Best move: Qd5 — queen d4→d5.

Tactical themes

advantage, collinear, middlegame, short. The key move is Re7.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1p1q1npp/p2P2b1/8/2PQ4/B7/P1P3PP/4RR1K b - - 2 22

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