Chess Puzzle #Yp7QH — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king d1; queen e3; bishop b3; pawns a2/c3/c5/e6/f4/h4. Black: king h8; queen c7; bishop h6; knight h5; pawns a7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bxf4 — bishop h6→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Opponent replies Bxe3 (bishop f4→e3, captures queen).
3. Best move: e8=Q+ — pawn e7→e8, promotes to queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kg7 (king h8→g7).
4. Best move: Qxe3 — queen e8→e3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, fork, long, promotion. The key move is e7.

Position data

FEN: 7k/p1q4p/4P1pb/2P4n/5P1P/1BP1Q3/P7/3K4 b - - 0 32

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