Chess Puzzle #Jr0xB — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen c8; rook a1; bishop e1; knight d2; pawns a3/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen d3; bishops c5/d5; pawns a7/d6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qh3 — queen c8→h3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Be3 — bishop c5→e3. Opponent replies Qxe3 (queen h3→e3, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qxe3 — queen d3→e3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, short. The key move is Be3.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/p4ppk/3p3p/2bb4/8/P1Pq4/1P1N2PP/R1K1B3 w - - 7 26

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