Chess Puzzle #EBYX1 — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1858 · Advanced · equality, fork, opening, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rook a1; bishops c1/f1; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d2/e4/f2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h1; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights d4/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh3 — bishop c8→h3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen d1→h5, gives check. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g7→g6).
  3. Best move: Qxh3 — queen h5→h3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1kbnr/ppp3pp/3p4/6N1/3nP3/2P5/PP1P1P1P/RNBQKB1q b Qkq - 0 8

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