Chess Puzzle #6ei5O — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/g1; bishop e5; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e6/f4/h2. Black: king b8; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knights f6/g8; pawns a7/b7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight f6→d5, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxd5 — queen d2→d5, captures knight. Opponent replies Nf6 (knight g8→f6).
3. Best move: Qxd6 — queen d5→d6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Rxd6 (rook d8→d6, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxd6 — bishop e5→d6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame, pin. The key move Qxd5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r2nr/ppq4p/3bPnp1/3NB3/5P2/8/PPPQ3P/2KR2R1 b - - 0 22

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