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

Rating 1807 · Advanced · advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/g1; bishop f2; knights e2/e3; pawns a4/b2/c2/d5/e4/f3/g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; bishops e7/g6; knight h5; pawns a6/b7/c6/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen h3→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf5 — knight e3→f5. Opponent replies Qxd3 (queen f3→d3, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Nxe7+ — knight f5→e7, captures bishop, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, kingside attack, middlegame, sacrifice, short. The key move Nxe7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1p2bppp/p1pp2b1/3Pp1Pn/P3P2P/3QNP1q/1PP1NB2/R3K1R1 b Q - 3 21

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