Chess Puzzle #MPwrt — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen e7; rook e1; knight d3; pawns a3/b4/c2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen h6; rooks f4/f5; pawns a6/b5/c6/f7/g6/h4. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen h6→g5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg5 — queen e7→g5, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxg5 (rook f5→g5, captures queen).
3. Best move: Nxf4 — knight d3→f4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move Qxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/4Qp1k/p1p3pq/1p3r2/1P3r1p/P2N3P/2P3PK/4R3 b - - 5 42

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