Chess Puzzle #7lcxw — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen e5; bishop c4; pawns a2/e6/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g6; rook f8; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen g6→f6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxf6 — queen e5→f6, captures queen. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures queen).
3. Best move: Bb5 — bishop c4→b5. Opponent replies Rg8 (rook f8→g8).
4. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, long, quiet move. The key move Qxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pp4pp/4P1q1/4Q3/2B5/7P/P5PK/8 b - - 0 28

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