Chess Puzzle #dhr71 — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1877 · Advanced · crushing, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d6/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/c8; knights b8/g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd6 — pawn c7→d6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6 — queen h5→g6, captures knight. Opponent replies hxg5 (pawn h6→g5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, middlegame, pin, short. The key move Qxg6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rnb1qrk1/ppp2pp1/3P2np/2b3NQ/2Bp3P/8/PPP2PP1/RNB2K1R b - - 2 10

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