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

Rating 1877 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king d3; rook f1; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/d4. Black: king e7; rook g3; pawns a7/b7/e3/g5/h3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf3 — rook f1→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxf3 — rook g3→f3, captures rook. Opponent replies Nxf3 (knight e5→f3, captures rook).
  3. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move Rxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp2k3/8/4N1p1/3P4/3Kp1rp/PP6/5R2 w - - 0 44

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