Chess Puzzle #7JzmH — Expert, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king f3; queen c7; pawns a4/g3. Black: king g7; queen c4; pawns c5/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf4+ — queen c7→f4, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf4+ (queen c4→f4, captures queen, gives check).
3. Best move: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures queen. Opponent replies c4 (pawn c5→c4).
4. Best move: a5 — pawn a4→a5. Opponent replies h4 (pawn h5→h4).
5. Best move: a6 — pawn a5→a6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, queen endgame, quiet move, very long. The key move is Qf4+.

Position data

FEN: 8/2Q3k1/6p1/2p4p/P1q5/5KP1/8/8 b - - 1 57

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