Chess Puzzle #1GP4F — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king a3; queen d8; bishop a5; pawn g2. Black: king g6; queen c6; pawns c7/d6/e5/f4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxg2 — queen c6→g2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg8+ — queen d8→g8, gives check. Opponent replies Kf5 (king g6→f5).
3. Best move: Qxg2 — queen g8→g2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short, skewer. The key move is Qg8+.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/2p5/2qp2k1/B3p3/5p2/K7/6P1/8 b - - 1 53

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