Chess Puzzle #rf81q — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2465 · Master · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks c1/e1; bishop f6; knight c3; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks c8/e8; bishop b7; knight d3; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb4 — queen a5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re3 — rook e1→e3. Opponent replies h5 (pawn h7→h5).
  3. Best move: Rxd3 — rook e3→d3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Re3.

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/1b3p1p/p3pBp1/qp1pP3/3P3Q/2Nn4/P4PPP/2R1R1K1 b - - 3 25

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