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

Rating 1911 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f1; bishop d4; pawns a2/c4/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g6; bishop d7; pawns a7/b7/g7/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc6 — queen g6→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7 — queen f1→f7. Opponent replies Qh6 (queen c6→h6).
  3. Best move: Qxd7 — queen f7→d7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/pp1b2pk/6q1/8/2PB3p/7P/P5P1/5Q1K b - - 2 39

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