Chess Puzzle #ugle8 — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen c7; rooks d1/e1; pawns b2/b3/d7/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen f7; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knight g8; pawns a6/b4/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nf6 — knight g8→f6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re7 — rook e1→e7. Opponent replies Qxe7 (queen f7→e7, captures rook).
3. Best move: d8=Q — pawn d7→d8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, master, middlegame, pin, promotion, short. The key move is Re7.

Position data

FEN: r5nr/1bQP1qk1/p5pp/8/1p6/1P6/1P3PPP/2KRR3 b - - 0 24

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