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

Position

White: king h2; queen h5; bishop f5; pawns b5/d4/d5/e3/e4/g2/h3. Black: king f8; queen e8; rook a1; pawns b6/c7/d6/e5/f6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook a1→e1. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh4 — queen h5→h4. Opponent replies Ra1 (rook e1→a1).
3. Best move: Qxf6 — queen h4→f6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is Qh4.

Position data

FEN: 4qk2/2p2p2/1p1p1p1p/1P1PpB1Q/3PP3/4P2P/6PK/r7 b - - 1 26

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