Chess Puzzle #0wR6a — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1337 · Intermediate · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c6/d6; knight f5; pawns a6/b7/c5/d5/e6/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe3 — knight f5→e3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6+ — queen h3→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Rf7 (rook f8→f7).
  3. Best move: Qxe3 — queen e6→e3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move Qxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/1p4pp/p1bbpp2/2pp1n2/5P2/1P1PPN1Q/PBPN2PP/R4RK1 b - - 3 13

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