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

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rooks g3/h1; knight d6; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight h6; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g5. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nf5 — knight h6→f5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh5 — queen e2→h5. Opponent replies Nh4 (knight f5→h4).
3. Best move: Rxg5 — rook g3→g5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen e7→g5, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxg5 — queen h5→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is Qh5.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/4qpb1/p2Np2n/1p2P1p1/8/6R1/PPP1QPP1/4K2R b K - 1 21

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