Chess Puzzle #58qXo — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rooks b3/d2; knight b5; pawns a3/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e7; queen c5; rooks f4/f8; knight d5; pawns d7/e6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf2 — rook f4→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qd6+ — queen a6→d6, gives check. Opponent replies Qxd6 (queen c5→d6, captures queen).
3. Best move: exd6+ — pawn e5→d6, captures queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, master, middlegame, short. The key move exd6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/3pk2p/Q3p1p1/1NqnP3/5r2/PR5P/3R1PP1/6K1 b - - 0 32

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