Chess Puzzle #5DaJj — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1243 · Intermediate · advantage, discovered attack, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b1/c1; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/f4; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh3+ — knight f4→h3, captures pawn, gives check. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3 — queen e3→h3, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxh3 (bishop c8→h3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxg5 — bishop c1→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, opening, short. The key move Qxh3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/1pp2pp1/p1np3p/4p1q1/4Pn2/N1PPQ2P/PP3PP1/RBB2RK1 b - - 0 13

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