Chess Puzzle #r8ytU — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; rooks d1/f3; pawns b3/e6/f7/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen a5; rook c8; pawns a6/b5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook c8→d8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rd7+ — rook d1→d7, gives check. Opponent replies Kxe6 (king e7→e6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Rxd8 — rook d7→d8, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxd8 (queen a5→d8, captures rook).
4. Best move: f8=Q — pawn f7→f8, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Qxf8 (queen d8→f8, captures queen).
5. Best move: Rxf8 — rook f3→f8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, collinear, crushing, deflection, endgame, promotion, queen rook endgame, very long. The key move is Rd7+.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/4kPp1/p3P2p/qp6/8/1P3R2/6PP/3R2K1 b - - 2 35

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