Chess Puzzle #hY7Oa — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rook d7; knight g5; pawns a3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c2; rook f8; knight b3; pawns a6/b5/c4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen c2→f5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Opponent replies Qc5 (queen f5→c5).
3. Best move: Qf6 — queen e7→f6. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen c5→g5, captures knight).
4. Best move: Qxg5 — queen f6→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, long. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3RQp1p/p5p1/1p4N1/2p5/Pn5P/2q2PP1/6K1 b - - 2 30

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