Chess Puzzle #AIEpK — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; bishop f3; knight d6; pawns a2/b3/c2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f7; rook f8; bishop b7; pawns b6/c5/d4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f7→f4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxf4 — queen d2→f4, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxf4 (rook f8→f4, captures queen).
3. Best move: Nxb7 — knight d6→b7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move Qxf4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1b3qpp/1p1N4/2p5/3p4/1P3B2/P1PQ2PP/7K b - - 1 28

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