Chess Puzzle #D4eHh — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen f5; rooks c5/g1; bishops b1/b2; knight e2; pawns a4/b5/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/e8; knights e5/f6; pawns a5/c7/d3/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: dxe2 — pawn d3→e2, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe5 — queen f5→e5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qd7 (queen e7→d7).
3. Best move: Qd4 — queen e5→d4. Opponent replies Qxd4 (queen d7→d4, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxd4 — bishop b2→d4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, master, middlegame. The key move Qxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/2p1qp1p/5np1/pPR1nQ2/P7/3p1P2/1B2NP1P/1B2K1R1 b - - 0 21

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