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

Position

White: king f1; queen d5; rook g3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f2. Black: king h8; queen g5; rook b8; knight e8; pawns a7/b6/c5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook b8→d8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf7 — queen d5→f7. Opponent replies Nd6 (knight e8→d6).
3. Best move: exd6 — pawn e5→d6, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is Qf7.

Position data

FEN: 1r2n2k/p5pp/1p6/2pQP1q1/8/2P3R1/PP3P2/5K2 b - - 5 26

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