Chess Puzzle #6Old4 — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1923 · Advanced · equality, fork, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen g5; rooks a1/h1; bishop e3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d7; rook a8; bishops g4/g7; knights b8/f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd5+ — queen g5→d5, gives check. Opponent replies Be6 (bishop g4→e6).
  3. Best move: Qxe4 — queen d5→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, middlegame, short. The key move is Qd5+.

Position data

FEN: rn6/1ppqpkbp/p2p1np1/6Q1/3PP1b1/4B3/PPP2PPP/RN2K2R b KQ - 1 11

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