Chess Puzzle #88jhL — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1612 · Advanced · crushing, defensive move, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g3; queen g5; pawns f2/f4. Black: king f7; queen h5; pawn g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg5+ — queen h5→g5, captures queen, gives check. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures queen. Opponent replies Ke6 (king f7→e6).
  3. Best move: Kf4 — king g3→f4.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, short. The key move fxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/5k2/6p1/6Qq/5P2/6K1/5P2/8 b - - 4 58

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