Chess Puzzle #LykkO — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1868 · Advanced · equality, fork, opening, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen a4; rooks a1/h1; bishop e6; knights c3/g1; pawns a3/b2/d4/f2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights c6/g2; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen e7→e6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d5 — pawn d4→d5. Opponent replies Ne3+ (knight g2→e3, gives check).
  3. Best move: fxe3 — pawn f2→e3, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, opening, short. The key move is d5.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/ppp1qp1p/2n1B1p1/8/Q2P4/P1N5/1P3PnP/R4KNR b kq - 1 12

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