Chess Puzzle #BC4Yj — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen a8; rook f8; bishop f3; pawns e4/f2/g3/h6. Black: king h8; queen c4; rook b5; bishop g8; pawns b2/d2/e5/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qa6 — queen a8→a6. Opponent replies Qc7 (queen c4→c7).
3. Best move: Qxb5 — queen a6→b5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Qa6.

Position data

FEN: Q4Rbk/6pp/5p1P/1r2p3/2q1P3/5BP1/1p1p1P1K/8 b - - 0 53

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