Chess Puzzle #enJdm — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks c1/f1; knight f5; pawns a3/b4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks b8/f6; knight b6; pawns a6/b7/d4/e5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf5 — rook f6→f5, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxd8 — queen d5→d8, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxd8 (rook b8→d8, captures queen).
3. Best move: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Qxd8 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1r1q4/1p4kp/pn3rp1/3QpN2/1P1pP3/P7/5PPP/2R2RK1 b - - 5 28

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