Chess Puzzle #3sr9X — Master, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen b7; knight b1; pawns e4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king h7; queen c1; pawns d3/e5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen b7→d5. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxb1 — queen c1→b1, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen d5→f7, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qc2 — queen b1→c2.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move Qxb1 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/1Q3ppk/7p/4p3/4P3/3p2PP/5PK1/1Nq5 w - - 0 40

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