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

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f3; pawns a3/e5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks b8/h8; bishop g5; knight f4; pawns a7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen d8→d5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxd5 — queen e4→d5, captures queen. Opponent replies exd5 (pawn e6→d5, captures queen).
3. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures bishop. Opponent replies Ke6 (king f7→e6).
4. Best move: Rxf4 — rook f3→f4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

capturing the defender, equality, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Qxd5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1r1q3r/p4kpp/4p3/4P1b1/4Qn1P/P4R2/5PP1/R5K1 b - - 2 27

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