Chess Puzzle #4r5HK — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h4; queen d2; rooks b1/f6; pawns c2/e5/f5/g4. Black: king g7; queen a7; rooks a2/e4; pawns c4/d5/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen a7→e3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe3 — queen d2→e3, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxe3 (rook e4→e3, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rb7 — rook b1→b7.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move Qxe3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/q4pkp/4pR2/3pPP2/2p1r1PK/8/r1PQ4/1R6 b - - 0 34

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