Chess Puzzle #J7n43 — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king f2; queen f1; bishop d6; pawns e5/h3. Black: king h8; queen c2; pawns c5/d4/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen f1→e2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Opponent replies Qxc2 (queen e2→c2, captures queen).
3. Best move: dxc2 — pawn d3→c2, captures queen. Opponent replies Bxc5 (bishop d6→c5, captures pawn).
4. Best move: c1=Q — pawn c2→c1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion. The key move is d3.

Position data

FEN: 7k/6p1/3B4/2p1P3/3p4/7P/2q2K2/5Q2 w - - 0 34

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