Chess Puzzle #DdWwb — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen a1; rook c1; bishop f2; pawns a3/b4/e5/f3/g2/h3. Black: king b7; queen e2; rook f4; knight e3; pawns a7/b6/e6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxg2 — knight e3→g2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qc3 — queen a1→c3. Opponent replies Rc4 (rook f4→c4).
3. Best move: Qxc4 — queen c3→c4, captures rook. Opponent replies Qxc4 (queen e2→c4, captures queen).
4. Best move: Rxc4 — rook c1→c4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, master, quiet move. The key move is Qc3.

Position data

FEN: 8/pk5p/1p2p1p1/4P3/1P3r2/P3nP1P/4qBP1/Q1R3K1 b - - 6 33

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