Chess Puzzle #50xNg — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook e2; knight c3; pawns a3/b4/c5/d5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king b8; queen f7; rook f8; bishop h3; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen e4→e5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf3 — queen f7→f3. Opponent replies Qe4 (queen e5→e4).
3. Best move: Qxc3 — queen f3→c3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, master, short. The key move is Qf3.

Position data

FEN: 1k3r2/ppp2q2/8/2PPp2p/1P2Q3/P1N3Pb/4RP1P/6K1 w - - 0 32

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