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

Rating 2028 · Expert · equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/e1; bishop g2; knights d5/e4; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishops d8/g4; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/e5/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd5 — queen d7→d5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6 — queen h6→g6, captures knight. Opponent replies fxg6 (pawn f7→g6, captures queen).
  3. Best move: cxd5 — pawn c4→d5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, intermezzo, middlegame, short. The key move Qxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2b1rk1/pp1q1pp1/6nQ/2pNp3/2PpN1b1/3P2P1/PP3PBP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 20

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