Chess Puzzle #1RgQg — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f1; queen h4; rooks e1/g1; bishop d4; pawns f2/h2. Black: king h7; queen a3; rooks d3/g7; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/c6/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rd7 — rook g7→d7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg4 — queen h4→g4. Opponent replies Qd6 (queen a3→d6).
3. Best move: Be5 — bishop d4→e5.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qg4.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4rk/2p3pp/7n/3B3Q/q2r4/5P1P/4RKR1 b - - 1 32

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