Chess Puzzle #CCm8o — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen f3; rook e8; bishop e4; pawns f2/g3/h3. Black: king g7; queen c4; rook f6; pawns c5/d4/e5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qa3 — queen f3→a3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf7 — queen c4→f7. Opponent replies f3 (pawn f2→f3).
3. Best move: Qxe8 — queen f7→e8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Qf7.

Position data

FEN: 4R3/6kp/5rp1/2p1p3/2qpB3/5QPP/5PK1/8 w - - 2 42

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