Chess Puzzle #7yChT — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1994 · Advanced · equality, fork, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/d4/d7/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen d8→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen f3→h5, gives check. Opponent replies Qg6 (queen f6→g6).
  3. Best move: Qxc5 — queen h5→c5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, opening, short. The key move is Qh5+.

Position data

FEN: r1bq2nr/pp1p1kp1/2n1p2p/2b5/2BpP3/5Q2/PPP2PPP/RNB2RK1 b - - 1 8

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