Chess Puzzle #IdASw — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; knights c5/e3; pawns b4/c3/d4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen f3; bishops c4/d6; pawns b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen c2→d1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Be2 — bishop c4→e2. Opponent replies Qd2 (queen d1→d2).
3. Best move: h4 — pawn h5→h4.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is Be2.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5pp1/3bp3/1pNp3p/1PbP4/2P1NqPP/2Q2P2/6K1 w - - 1 36

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