Chess Puzzle #dBTD6 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rook f3; knight c4; pawns a3/b4/e5/f6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a7; rooks a8/d8; pawns a4/c5/d4/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: cxb4 — pawn c5→b4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qd2 — queen d3→d2. Opponent replies g5 (pawn g6→g5).
3. Best move: Rh3 — rook f3→h3. Opponent replies Qd7 (queen a7→d7).
4. Best move: Qd3 — queen d2→d3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long. The key move is Qd2.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/q4p2/5Ppp/2p1P3/pPNp4/P2Q1R2/6PP/7K b - - 1 28

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