Chess Puzzle #8FcsQ — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks c3/f1; knights c6/d4; pawns a2/b2/d6/e5/f4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen h4; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/g7; knight g3; pawns a6/c7/f5/g4/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rf8 — rook e8→f8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe7 — queen f7→e7. Opponent replies Qxe7 (queen h4→e7, captures queen).
3. Best move: dxe7 — pawn d6→e7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, master, middlegame, short. The key move is Qe7.

Position data

FEN: r1b1r2k/2p2Qbp/p1NP4/4Pp2/3N1Ppq/2R3nP/PP4P1/5RK1 b - - 2 25

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