Chess Puzzle #0bkDF — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king b1; queen h1; knight c3; pawns a4/b2/c2/g7. Black: king b7; queen c4; rook f3; knight c5; pawns a6/b6/e6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen c4→g4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh7 — queen h1→h7. Opponent replies Rf7 (rook f3→f7).
3. Best move: g8=Q — pawn g7→g8, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Qxg8 (queen g4→g8, captures queen).
4. Best move: Qxg8 — queen h7→g8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion, quiet move. The key move is Qh7.

Position data

FEN: 8/1k4P1/pp2p3/2n5/P1q5/2N2r2/1PP5/1K5Q b - - 1 31

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