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

Rating 1875 · Advanced · discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks a1/h1; bishops e2/f4; knight d4; pawns a3/b2/c2/d5/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights d7/f6; pawns a6/b5/d6/e5/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight f6→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxb5 — knight d4→b5, captures pawn. Opponent replies axb5 (pawn a6→b5, captures knight).
  3. Best move: Qxd5 — queen d2→d5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxb5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/2qn1pp1/p2p1n2/1p1Pp2p/3N1B2/P4P2/1PPQB1PP/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 13

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