Chess Puzzle #6MUcu — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1778 · Advanced · equality, long, opening, trapped piece.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights b1/e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b5/f8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen f3→h5, gives check. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g7→g6).
  3. Best move: Nxg6 — knight e5→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h7→g6, captures knight).
  4. Best move: Qxh8 — queen h5→h8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, long, opening, trapped piece. The key move is Qh5+.

Position data

FEN: r2qkbnr/pp3ppp/4p3/1bppN3/3P4/5Q2/PPP2PPP/RNB2RK1 b kq - 1 8

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