Chess Puzzle #GftW3 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen d4; knight f4; pawns d6/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b7; rook e1; pawns b5/c6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook e1→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: d7 — pawn d6→d7. Opponent replies Rd8 (rook e8→d8).
3. Best move: Nh5 — knight f4→h5.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, equality, short. The key move is d7.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1q3ppp/2pP4/1p6/3Q1N2/7P/5PPK/4r3 b - - 1 30

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