Chess Puzzle #sx7PG — Master, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2449 · Master · equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen b2; rooks d1/h1; bishop g2; knights c3/e5; pawns d3/f2/g5/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a3/f8; bishop e6; knight b8; pawns b3/c6/d5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen d6→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rhe1 — rook h1→e1. Opponent replies Qd6 (queen e5→d6).
  3. Best move: Rxe6 — rook e1→e6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Rhe1.

Position data

FEN: 1n3rk1/6pp/2pqb3/3pN1P1/8/rpNP3P/1Q3PB1/1K1R3R b - - 0 22

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