Chess Puzzle #79n5F — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d8; rooks a1/f1; bishops f4/g2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g3/h4. Black: king h7; queen c5; rooks a8/e5; bishops c8/d4; knights b8/g6; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/f7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen c5→e7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxc8 — queen d8→c8, captures bishop. Opponent replies Nxf4 (knight g6→f4, captures bishop).
3. Best move: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, middlegame, short. The key move Qxc8 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rnbQ4/1p3p1k/p1p3n1/2qpr3/3b1B1P/2N3P1/PP3PB1/R4RK1 b - - 4 22

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