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

Position

White: king h3; queen c8; bishop e6; pawns d7/g3/h2. Black: king h6; queen e7; rook d3; bishop f6; pawns e4/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen e7→e6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: d8=Q — pawn d7→d8, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Rxd8 (rook d3→d8, captures queen).
3. Best move: Qxe6 — queen c8→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, discovered attack, endgame, equality, promotion, short. The key move is d8=Q.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/3Pq2p/4Bbpk/5p2/4p3/3r2PK/7P/8 b - - 4 42

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