Chess Puzzle #0OQfO — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1594 · Intermediate · advantage, attack on f2/f7, deflection, long, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/g5; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf3 — bishop g4→f3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf3 — queen d1→f3, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen d8→g5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qxf7+ — queen f3→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kd8 (king e8→d8).
  4. Best move: Qxf8+ — queen f7→f8, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attack on f2/f7, deflection, long, opening. The key move Qxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rn1qkbnr/ppp2p2/3p4/6Bp/2B1P1b1/3P1NP1/PPP5/RN1QK2R b KQkq - 0 8

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