Chess Puzzle #1yiFA — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks d1/e1; knight e4; pawns a2/e5/f6/g4/h2. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks e8/f8; bishop d5; pawns a7/c6/c7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen b2→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh6 — queen f4→h6. Opponent replies Rg8 (rook f8→g8).
3. Best move: Ng5 — knight e4→g5. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen e5→g5, captures knight).
4. Best move: Qxg5 — queen h6→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Qh6.

Position data

FEN: 4rr1k/p1p2p1p/2p2Pp1/3bP3/4NQP1/8/Pq5P/3RR1K1 b - - 3 25

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