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

Position

White: king a3; queen b2; rook d1; pawns b4/d5/h6. Black: king h7; queen c4; rook d6; pawns a6/b5/f4/g4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kxh6 — king h7→h6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe5 — queen b2→e5. Opponent replies Rb6 (rook d6→b6).
3. Best move: d6 — pawn d5→d6.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Qe5.

Position data

FEN: 8/7k/p2r3P/1p1P4/1Pq2pp1/K7/1Q6/3R4 b - - 1 57

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