Chess Puzzle #f7uGV — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2279 · Expert · advanced pawn, advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rooks d5/e1; bishop b1; pawns a2/b2/e6/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks f8/g7; bishop f4; pawns a6/b5/c4/f7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen g5→g3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3 — queen f3→g3, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxg3 (rook g7→g3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxg3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5pr1/p3P2p/1p1R2q1/2p2b2/5Q1P/PP4P1/1B2R2K b - - 0 30

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