Chess Puzzle #Aen4X — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen e7; bishop f2; pawns a3/d5/e6/h2. Black: king g8; queen b2; rook f8; pawns a7/f5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen b2→f6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxf6 — queen e7→f6, captures queen. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures queen).
3. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move Qxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p3Qppp/4P3/3P1p2/8/P7/1q3BKP/8 b - - 0 25

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