Chess Puzzle #0YY11 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen a6; rook g1; bishop e2; pawns d6/e4/f3/h2. Black: king h7; queen f2; rook b2; pawns c5/f4/f7/g6/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: d7 — pawn d6→d7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Rxe2 — rook b2→e2, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxe2 (queen a6→e2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qxe2 — queen f2→e2, captures queen. Opponent replies d8=Q (pawn d7→d8, promotes to queen).
4. Best move: Qxf3+ — queen e2→f3, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, long. The key move Qxf3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/5p1k/Q2P2pp/2p5/4Pp2/5P2/1r2Bq1P/6RK w - - 0 34

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