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

Position

White: king f1; queen g3; rook h1; pawns a2/b2/c2/c3/f2/g2/g5. Black: king g8; queen e8; rook a8; bishop f5; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen e8→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh2 — queen g3→h2. Opponent replies Qe5 (queen e4→e5).
3. Best move: Qh7+ — queen h2→h7, gives check. Opponent replies Kf8 (king g8→f8).
4. Best move: Qh8+ — queen h7→h8, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
5. Best move: Qxa8 — queen h8→a8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, skewer, very long. The key move is Qh2.

Position data

FEN: r3q1k1/pp3p2/3p2p1/2p2bP1/8/2P3Q1/PPP2PP1/5K1R b - - 2 22

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