Chess Puzzle #4Qgv8 — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1422 · Intermediate · attraction, crushing, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks b3/h1; bishops d3/f2; knights d4/g3; pawns a3/b4/c2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops a7/b7; knights b8/c4; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc6 — knight b8→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxh7+ — bishop d3→h7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxh7 (king g8→h7, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qh5+ — queen d1→h5, gives check.

Tactical themes

attraction, crushing, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Bxh7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/bbq2ppp/p3p3/1p1pP3/1PnN1P2/PR1B2N1/2P2BPP/3QK2R b K - 7 16

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