Chess Puzzle #L9m4y — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g3; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/f3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d3/e4/f4/g4. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks c8/h7; bishop g7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/d6/e5/f7/g6/h2. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen d1→e2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg1+ — queen b6→g1, gives check. Opponent replies Rxg1 (rook f1→g1, captures queen).
3. Best move: hxg1=Q+ — pawn h2→g1, captures rook, promotes to queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, master, middlegame, promotion, short. The key move hxg1=Q+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2r1k3/pp3pbr/1q1p1np1/4p3/4PPP1/2NP1BK1/PP5p/R1BQ1R2 w - - 5 20

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