Chess Puzzle #0B3MF — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1905 · Advanced · equality, opening, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop h4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/e5/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf7 — queen e6→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg5 — queen h5→g5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Be7 (bishop c5→e7).
  3. Best move: Qxe5 — queen g5→e5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, opening, pin, short. The key move Qxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k1nr/ppp4p/2p1q3/2b1p1pQ/4P2B/3P4/PPP2PPP/RN3RK1 b kq - 1 10

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