Chess Puzzle #qylq3 — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen d3; rook c2; knight f7; pawns e3/f2/f5/h2. Black: king h5; queen b1; rook a8; pawns a5/b4/d5/e6/f6/g4/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rc8 — rook a8→c8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: fxe6 — pawn f5→e6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxc2 (queen b1→c2, captures rook).
3. Best move: Qxc2 — queen d3→c2, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxc2 (rook c8→c2, captures queen).
4. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, sacrifice. The key move fxe6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r7/5N2/4pp1p/p2p1P1k/1p4p1/3QP3/2R2PKP/1q6 b - - 1 36

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