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

Position

White: king b2; queen f3; rooks g4/h4; pawns a3/b4/c5/d4/e5/h2. Black: king h8; queen f5; rooks f8/g8; bishop g7; pawns a4/d5/f4/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen f5→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe4 — queen f3→e4, captures queen. Opponent replies dxe4 (pawn d5→e4, captures queen).
3. Best move: Rxf4 — rook g4→f4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 5rrk/6bp/8/2PpPq2/pP1P1pRR/P4Q2/1K5P/8 b - - 3 36

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