Chess Puzzle #6Cwse — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks e1/f1; bishops b2/g4; pawns a2/b3/c4/d3/e6/h4. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks e7/f8; bishop c5; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d4/f5/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxg4+ — queen g5→g4, captures bishop, gives check. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg4 — queen e2→g4, captures queen. Opponent replies fxg4 (pawn f5→g4, captures queen).
3. Best move: exd7 — pawn e6→d7, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Qxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp1nr1p1/2p1P3/2b2pq1/2Pp2BP/1P1P4/PB2Q3/4RRK1 b - - 0 26

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