Chess Puzzle #UwosV — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g3; queen c8; rook a8; pawns d5/e3/f3/h3. Black: king h5; queen f7; rook c2; pawns c5/c7/d6/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rb2 — rook c2→b2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe6 — queen c8→e6. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen f7→e6, captures queen).
3. Best move: dxe6 — pawn d5→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Qe6.

Position data

FEN: R1Q5/2p2q2/3p3p/2pP2pk/8/4PPKP/2r5/8 b - - 7 46

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