Chess Puzzle #2Ohcs — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g3; queen e1; knights d4/f5; pawns a2/b3/c3/f4/g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook a8; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe5 — queen e1→e5. Opponent replies gxf5 (pawn g6→f5, captures knight).
3. Best move: Nxf5 — knight d4→f5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxf5 (queen d7→f5, captures knight).
4. Best move: Qxf5 — queen e5→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, long, sacrifice. The key move is Qe5.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pp1q1pp1/1n6/3p1NPp/3N1P1P/1PP3K1/P7/4Q3 b - - 0 32

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