Chess Puzzle #2rJDY — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king b6; queen f7; pawn f5. Black: king a3; queen e4; pawn b3. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: b2 — pawn b3→b2. Opponent replies Qe7+ (queen f7→e7, gives check).
3. Best move: Qxe7 — queen e4→e7, captures queen. Opponent replies fxe7 (pawn f6→e7, captures queen).
4. Best move: b1=Q+ — pawn b2→b1, promotes to queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion, queen endgame. The key move is b2.

Position data

FEN: 8/5Q2/1K6/5P2/4q3/kp6/8/8 w - - 0 57

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