Chess Puzzle #MeAo8 — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king a1; queen e6; pawns a2/b2/h5. Black: king e4; queen g1; knight f1; pawns a6/b5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kd3 — king e4→d3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg6+ — queen e6→g6, gives check. Opponent replies Qxg6 (queen g1→g6, captures queen).
3. Best move: hxg6 — pawn h5→g6, captures queen. Opponent replies Nd2 (knight f1→d2).
4. Best move: g7 — pawn g6→g7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long. The key move is Qg6+.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p3Q2p/1p5P/4k3/8/PP6/K4nq1 b - - 3 42

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