Chess Puzzle #IYrTU — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks d1/d3; knight e3; pawns a2/e4/f2/g2/h6. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/d8; bishop b2; pawns a7/b7/d6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Be5 — bishop b2→e5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe5 — queen g3→e5, captures bishop. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d6→e5, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxd7 — rook d3→d7, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxd7 (rook d8→d7, captures rook).
4. Best move: Rxd7 — rook d1→d7, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, long, middlegame. The key move Qxe5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/pp1q1p1p/3pp1pP/8/4P3/3RN1Q1/Pb3PP1/3R2K1 b - - 3 23

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