Chess Puzzle #QxAJy — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rook f1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b3/c2/f5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c3; rooks a8/f8; pawns a7/c6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh6 — queen h5→h6. Opponent replies e4 (pawn e5→e4).
3. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen c3→f6, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Rxf6 — rook f1→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long. The key move is Qh6.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p4ppp/2p5/4pP1Q/8/1PqB3P/P1P3P1/5R1K b - - 0 22

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