Chess Puzzle #tfQ6b — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rook d3; bishop g2; pawns b2/c3/e4/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks c4/d8; pawns b3/d6/e5/f6/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rxe4 — rook c4→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g5 — pawn g4→g5. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f6→f5).
3. Best move: g6 — pawn g5→g6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/5p2/2qp1p1Q/4p3/2r1P1P1/1pPR3P/1P4B1/7K b - - 0 35

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