Chess Puzzle #gvoir — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h5; queen d2; bishop e5; pawns d4/f5/g3/h4. Black: king h8; queen c6; knight g4; pawns a5/b7/d5/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nh6 — knight g4→h6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg5 — queen d2→g5. Opponent replies Nxf5 (knight h6→f5, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxf5 — queen g5→f5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Qg5.

Position data

FEN: 7k/1p4p1/2q5/p2pBP1K/3P2nP/6P1/3Q4/8 b - - 0 49

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