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

Rating 1709 · Advanced · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/g5; knights f6/g1; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf6 — bishop g7→f6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf6 — queen f3→f6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxf6 (queen d8→f6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxf6 — bishop g5→f6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move Qxf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/pppp1pbp/5Np1/4p1B1/2PnP3/3P1Q2/PP3PPP/R3KBNR b KQ - 0 8

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