Chess Puzzle #4v8K9 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook d6; knight h4; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g3. Black: king g7; queen e8; rook f7; pawns a7/b6/c5/e5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g3→g4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe7 — queen e8→e7. Opponent replies Rd5 (rook d6→d5).
3. Best move: Qxh4 — queen e7→h4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, fork, short. The key move is Qe7.

Position data

FEN: 4q3/p4rkp/1p1R2p1/2p1p3/2P4N/1P2Q1P1/P4P2/6K1 w - - 6 32

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