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

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/g2. Black: king f5; queen g3; pawns a6/c7/d6/f4/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a2→a4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe3+ — queen g3→e3, gives check. Opponent replies Qxe3 (queen e7→e3, captures queen).
3. Best move: fxe3 — pawn f4→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, queen endgame, short. The key move is Qe3+.

Position data

FEN: 8/2p1Q3/p2p4/3P1k1p/2P2p2/1P4q1/P5P1/6K1 w - - 2 44

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