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

Position

White: king h3; queen f2; rooks f1/f7; pawns a4/b3/c2/c4/g4/h4. Black: king d6; queen c6; rooks c8/g8; bishop e4; pawns a5/d5/e5/e6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rg6 — rook g8→g6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qa7 — queen f2→a7. Opponent replies Rc7 (rook c8→c7).
3. Best move: Qb8 — queen a7→b8. Opponent replies Rg8 (rook g6→g8).
4. Best move: Qxg8 — queen b8→g8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move is Qa7.

Position data

FEN: 2r3r1/5R2/2qkp2p/p2pp3/P1P1b1PP/1P5K/2P2Q2/5R2 b - - 3 34

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