Chess Puzzle #0EMRk — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 980 · Beginner · advantage, attack on f2/f7, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/g5; knights b1/h4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/g8; pawns a5/b5/c6/d6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxf7+ — bishop c4→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qxf7 (queen h5→f7, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Rxf7 — rook f1→f7, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, attack on f2/f7, fork, middlegame, short. The key move Bxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rnb1kbnr/5pp1/2pp3p/pp2P1Bq/2B1P2N/3P4/PPPQ2PP/RN3RK1 b kq - 0 10

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