Chess Puzzle #brQg0 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen h3; rooks d1/d3; knight g7; pawns b5/f2/g3/h6. Black: king h8; queen f7; rooks b8/c4; knights d5/h7; pawns d6/e5/f6/g5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rc5 — rook c4→c5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe6 — queen h3→e6. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen f7→e6, captures queen).
3. Best move: Nxe6 — knight g7→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is Qe6.

Position data

FEN: 1r5k/5qNn/3p1p1P/1P1np1p1/2r5/3R2PQ/5PK1/3R4 b - - 3 38

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