Chess Puzzle #z72Eu — Master, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f2; rooks e2/e4; bishop d5; pawns a2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b2; knight f5; pawns a6/b4/c5/d6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qc3 — queen b2→c3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g4 — pawn g2→g4.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, one move. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 7k/7p/p2p2p1/2pB1n2/1pP1R3/8/Pq2RKPP/8 b - - 6 31

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