Chess Puzzle #1ikVN — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 964 · Beginner · advantage, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; bishops c1/h3; knight g5; pawns c3/d2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen f5; rook a1; bishop b7; pawns c5/c7/d4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen f5→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Be6+ — bishop h3→e6, gives check. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen d5→e6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Nxe6 — knight g5→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Be6+.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1bp3pp/8/2p2qN1/3p3P/2P3PB/3P4/r1BQ2K1 b - - 1 26

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