Chess Puzzle #38YZv — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen g3; rook h1; knight e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g4. Black: king g8; queen b5; rooks e7/e8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re4 — rook e7→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh4 — queen g3→h4. Opponent replies Qh5 (queen b5→h5).
3. Best move: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxh4 (rook e4→h4, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxh4 — rook h1→h4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, long. The key move is Qh4.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/pp2rp2/2p2pp1/1q6/3P2P1/2P1N1Q1/PP3PK1/7R b - - 3 34

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