Chess Puzzle #8pL7P — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1579 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pin, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen c7; pawns a2/d5/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen f6; pawns a6/b7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf7 — queen f6→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d6 — pawn d5→d6. Opponent replies Qxc7 (queen f7→c7, captures queen).
  3. Best move: dxc7 — pawn d6→c7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pin, queen endgame, short. The key move is d6.

Position data

FEN: 8/1pQ3kp/p4qp1/3P4/8/7P/P5PK/8 b - - 3 34

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