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

Rating 2411 · Master · advantage, collinear move, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rook g1; bishop e3; knight h5; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2/h4. Black: king h8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; knight b6; pawns a3/b7/c7/d6/e5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook f8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rg6 — rook g1→g6. Opponent replies Rxg6 (rook g8→g6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: Qxg6 — queen d3→g6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, collinear move, middlegame, short. The key move is Rg6.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/1ppq4/1n1p3p/3Pp2N/2P4P/pP1QB3/P4P2/2K3R1 b - - 2 26

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