Chess Puzzle #AV3sF — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen c4; rook g1; knight c5; pawns a3/b4/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen e3; rook e7; pawns d4/f3/g5/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qf1 — queen c4→f1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies Qxf2 (queen f1→f2, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxf2 — queen e3→f2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is f2.

Position data

FEN: 8/4r1kp/8/2N3p1/1PQp4/P3qp2/6PP/6RK w - - 0 44

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