Chess Puzzle #4RiYQ — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king h7; queen e8; pawn h5. Black: king g5; queen f6; pawns f5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f5→f4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg6+ — queen e8→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg6+ (queen f6→g6, captures queen, gives check).
3. Best move: hxg6 — pawn h5→g6, captures queen. Opponent replies f3 (pawn f4→f3).
4. Best move: g7 — pawn g6→g7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, queen endgame. The key move is Qg6+.

Position data

FEN: 4Q3/7K/5q1p/5pkP/8/8/8/8 b - - 14 59

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