Chess Puzzle #f5fZC — Expert, White to move, opening

Rating 2072 · Expert · advantage, opening, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/e2; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knights a5/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng5 — knight e4→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxg5 — bishop c1→g5, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxg5 (bishop e7→g5, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: Qd5 — queen d4→d5.

Tactical themes

advantage, opening, short. The key move Bxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/ppp1bppp/3p4/n7/3Qn3/2P2N1P/PP2BPP1/RNB1R1K1 b - - 0 10

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