Chess Puzzle #6aex8 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen g2; rook f2; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/c4/d5/h2. Black: king h7; queen h5; rook f8; bishop d3; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxg5 — queen h5→g5, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg5 — queen g2→g5, captures queen. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxf8 — rook f2→f8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move Qxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/1pp4k/3p2pp/p2P2Nq/2P5/2Pb4/P4RQP/7K b - - 5 28

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