Chess Puzzle #5atL1 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f2; queen h2; rook h1; bishop e5; pawns a2/b3/e3/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rook f8; bishops a6/c5; pawns a5/b6/e4/g4/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen e7→e5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh7+ — queen h2→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf7 (king g8→f7).
3. Best move: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, master, short. The key move is Qh7+.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/4q1p1/bp6/p1b1B3/4pPp1/1P2P3/P4KPQ/7R b - - 3 33

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