Chess Puzzle #678Mg — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen d6; rook g1; bishop a2; pawns a3/b2/d3/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c2; rooks a8/f8; pawns a4/b7/d5/e5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen c2→b2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf6 — queen d6→f6. Opponent replies g5 (pawn g7→g5).
3. Best move: Qxh6 — queen f6→h6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pin, short. The key move is Qf6.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1p3pp1/3Q3p/3pp3/p7/P2P4/BPq2P1P/6RK b - - 0 24

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