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

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; bishop c3; pawns a2/c4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen e6; knight d6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxc4 — queen e6→c4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf6 — queen f3→f6. Opponent replies Qxc3 (queen c4→c3, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qxc3 — queen f6→c3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Qf6.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1pp1p1k/1p1nq1pp/8/2P5/2B2Q1P/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 2 25

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