Chess Puzzle #Jzh7X — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; bishop g4; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen e7; bishop d6; knight e8; pawns a7/b7/e3/f7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxe3 — pawn f2→e3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh4+ — queen e7→h4, gives check. Opponent replies Kg1 (king h1→g1).
3. Best move: Qe1+ — queen h4→e1, gives check.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Qh4+.

Position data

FEN: 4n1k1/pp2qp2/3b3p/5Q2/3N2B1/2P1p3/PP3PP1/7K w - - 0 26

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