Chess Puzzle #2wT5d — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1910 · Advanced · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king c1; queen e3; rooks d1/h1; bishops f1/g7; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights b8/c3; pawns a4/b7/c5/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd1 — knight c3→d1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6 — queen e3→h6. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f7→f6).
  3. Best move: Bxf8 — bishop g7→f8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move is Qh6.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/1p2ppBp/1q1p2p1/2pP4/p7/P1n1QN2/1PP2PPP/2KR1B1R b - - 0 12

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