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

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks e1/h3; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; knight e5; pawns a6/b6/c5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen h4→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Re3 — rook h3→e3. Opponent replies Qb4 (queen e4→b4).
3. Best move: Qxb4 — queen b3→b4, captures queen. Opponent replies cxb4 (pawn c5→b4, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxe5 — rook e3→e5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is Re3.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/5ppp/pp2p3/2p1n3/4P2q/1Q5R/PPP1NPPP/4R1K1 b - - 3 20

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