Chess Puzzle #BLLYV — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen d3; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/d4/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen e1; knight e3; pawns a5/c6/f7/g7/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qc3 — queen d3→c3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe2 — queen e1→e2. Opponent replies Qxe3 (queen c3→e3, captures knight).
3. Best move: Qxe3 — queen e2→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Qe2.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5pp1/2p5/p7/3PN2p/P2QnP2/1P4PK/4q3 w - - 0 39

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