Chess Puzzle #D9WaK — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king g3; queen f8; pawns a5/e6. Black: king h6; queen e4; pawns a7/d3/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kh5 — king h6→h5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf3+ — queen f8→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf3+ (queen e4→f3, captures queen, gives check).
3. Best move: Kxf3 — king g3→f3, captures queen. Opponent replies Kg5 (king h5→g5).
4. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Opponent replies d2 (pawn d3→d2).
5. Best move: Ke2 — king f3→e2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, queen endgame, very long. The key move is Qf3+.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/p6p/4P1pk/P7/4q3/3p2K1/8/8 b - - 1 41

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