Chess Puzzle #o9Ce7 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a6/f1; pawns a2/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks f8/g6; pawns e6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e2→e3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qb7 — queen e7→b7. Opponent replies g4 (pawn g2→g4).
3. Best move: Qxa6 — queen b7→a6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Qb7.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/4q1p1/R3p1rp/8/8/7P/P1P1QPP1/5RK1 w - - 3 28

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