Chess Puzzle #w00Bf — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f1; queen e3; rook a1; knight f3; pawns a4/b4/e6/f2/g2/h4. Black: king c8; queen g4; rooks f4/f8; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Re4 — rook f4→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qa7 — queen e3→a7. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen g4→e6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qa8+ — queen a7→a8, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king c8→d7).
4. Best move: Qxf8 — queen a8→f8, captures rook. Opponent replies Qf6 (queen e6→f6).
5. Best move: Qxf6 — queen f8→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, skewer, very long. The key move is Qa7.

Position data

FEN: 2k2r2/1pp3p1/p3P1p1/3p4/PP3rqP/4QN2/5PP1/R4K2 b - - 0 29

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