Chess Puzzle #r2hQF — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1908 · Advanced · advantage, deflection, kingside attack, master, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen g6; rook h6; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d5/e4/h4. Black: king g8; queen f8; rook a8; bishop c8; knight g7; pawns a6/c4/c5/d6/e7/f5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf7 — queen f8→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh8+ — rook h6→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh8 (king g8→h8, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxf7 — queen g6→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, deflection, kingside attack, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Rh8+.

Position data

FEN: r1b2qk1/4p1n1/p2p2QR/2pP1p2/2p1P2P/2N5/PP6/2K5 b - - 3 28

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