Chess Puzzle #6GCLx — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; bishop d5; knight g3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2. Black: king g7; queen h4; bishops e5/g4; pawns a6/b7/d4/f7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen d2→e2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxg3 — queen h4→g3, captures knight. Opponent replies fxg3 (pawn f2→g3, captures queen).
3. Best move: Bxe2 — bishop g4→e2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move Qxg3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p3pk1/p6p/3Bb3/3p2bq/P2P2N1/1PPQ1PP1/6K1 w - - 1 26

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