Chess Puzzle #1CoiQ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; pawns c7/e3/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g7; queen f5; knight f6; pawns b5/e4/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxh3 — queen f5→h3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: c8=Q — pawn c7→c8, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Qxc8 (queen h3→c8, captures queen).
3. Best move: Qxc8 — queen b7→c8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, master, promotion, short. The key move is c8=Q.

Position data

FEN: 8/1QP2pk1/5npp/1p3q2/4p3/4P1PP/5P2/6K1 b - - 2 38

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