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

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rooks c7/e1; bishop g2; pawns a2/d6/f2/f4/h4. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks a5/f8; bishop a6; knight g4; pawns d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen b4→d4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: d7 — pawn d6→d7. Opponent replies Qxf2+ (queen d4→f2, captures pawn, gives check).
3. Best move: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Opponent replies Qxe1+ (queen f2→e1, captures rook, gives check).
4. Best move: Qxe1 — queen e7→e1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is d7.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/2R1Qppp/b2P4/r2p4/1q3PnP/8/P4PB1/4R1K1 b - - 4 28

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