Chess Puzzle #H8ssJ — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen d3; rook d1; pawns a2/b3/f3/g3/h2. Black: king g7; queen e6; bishop d4; pawns a6/c3/c5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen d3→e4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen e6→e4, captures queen. Opponent replies fxe4 (pawn f3→e4, captures queen).
3. Best move: Be3 — bishop d4→e3.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, short. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pkp/p3q1p1/2p5/3b4/1PpQ1PP1/P5KP/3R4 w - - 3 35

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