Chess Puzzle #NEqH7 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1922 · Advanced · crushing, defensive move, endgame, long, quiet move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e4; pawns a4/b3/c2/d3/f2/f6. Black: king h4; queen g4; pawns a5/c5/c6/d4/f7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen g4→e4, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: dxe4 — pawn d3→e4, captures queen. Opponent replies Kg4 (king h4→g4).
  3. Best move: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Opponent replies Kf5 (king g4→f5).
  4. Best move: f4 — pawn f2→f4.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, long, quiet move. The key move dxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/5p2/2p2P2/p1p4p/P2pQ1qk/1P1P4/2P2P1K/8 b - - 2 47

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