Chess Puzzle #ze018 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2279 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen g3; rook e1; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d4; rook d8; knights c6/g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Re4 — rook e1→e4. Opponent replies Ncxe5 (knight c6→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxd4 — rook e4→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Re4.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/ppp3p1/2n1pNnp/4P3/3q4/6QP/PP3PPK/4R3 b - - 1 24

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