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

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks c1/c7; bishop f6; pawns a4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks a8/f7; bishop d7; knight f5; pawns a6/b7/e4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxa4 — queen b4→a4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Opponent replies Bxe6 (bishop d7→e6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxe6 — queen d5→e6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qe8 (queen a4→e8).
4. Best move: Rc8 — rook c7→c8.

Tactical themes

crushing, fork, long, middlegame, pin. The key move is e6.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1pRb1r1p/p4Bp1/3QPn2/Pq2p3/8/5PPP/2R3K1 b - - 6 24

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