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

Position

White: king g1; queen d6; rook d1; pawns e5/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b2; rook f8; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe7 — queen d6→e7. Opponent replies Rf8 (rook e8→f8).
3. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Qe7.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5ppp/p2Q4/1p2PP2/8/8/1q4PP/3R2K1 b - - 2 32

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