Chess Puzzle #ta4LF — Expert, White to move, opening

Rating 2053 · Expert · advantage, middlegame, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/d2; knight d5; pawns a2/b3/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen a4; rooks d8/h8; bishops f8/g6; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f5→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd4 — queen d3→d4, captures knight. Opponent replies exd4 (pawn e5→d4, captures queen).
  3. Best move: bxa4 — pawn b3→a4, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move Qxd4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1b1r/ppp3p1/6bp/3Npp2/q1BnP3/1P1Q4/P1PB1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 15

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