Chess Puzzle #Q6Rn6 — Expert, White to move, opening

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knights d5/f3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights c5/c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen e7→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxc7+ — knight d5→c7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kd7 (king e8→d7).
3. Best move: Bd5 — bishop c4→d5. Opponent replies Qd3+ (queen e4→d3, gives check).
4. Best move: Qxd3 — queen d1→d3, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, long, opening. The key move Nxc7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/ppp1qppp/2np4/2nN4/2B3b1/5N2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1K1R b kq - 2 11

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