Chess Puzzle #64D6T — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks e1/f3; pawns d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen f5; rook a8; bishop f7; knight c6; pawns a3/b7/c7/f6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe7+ — queen e2→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Kg7 (king f8→g7).
3. Best move: Rxf5 — rook f3→f5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Qe7+.

Position data

FEN: r4k2/1pp2b2/2n2p1p/5qp1/3P4/p4R2/4QPPP/4R1K1 b - - 3 29

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