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1.Qc5+ looks like an instant win.
1.Qc5+ Qxc5
2.Nxd7+
1. Qc5+ Qc5:
2. Nd7:+
Qc5 check .If QxQ (all other replies lose the black Q), Nxd7 check wins the LSB and is followed by capture of the Q, leaving white a piece up.
1. Qc5+ Qxc5 (forced, unless Black wants to lose his Queen), and then 2. Nxd7+ followed by 3. Nxc5 nets a piece.
1. Nxd7+ Qxd7
2. Qc5+ Be7
3. Bxb5! Bxc5
4. Bxd7 Be7
5. Rxe6
This exchange of queens has a gain of 2 pawns.
When looking at different Q moves for black’s 3rd move, I get the same outcome.
2. … Qe7
3. Qc6! Re8
4. Bxb5 also looks good.
Foolishly, I overlooked:
1. Qc5+! Qxc5 (only)
2. Nxd7+! Kf7
3. Nxc5
is up with bishop.
Rather elementary.
1 – 0
No surprise my first “quick and erroneous” approach was early published!
I afterwards saw that 1. Qc5+ is mandatory here, and must gain a blank bishop (+ pawns as well) after the knight fork.
1: Qc5+ Qxc5
2: Nxd7+ wins a piece
Quorthon.
1. Qc5+ Qc5
2. Nd7+ King moves
3. Nc5
Gains a full Bishop and pawns on e6,b5 are up for grabs.
Qc5 double attack on king and queen should win a piece since the black queen is unprotected, so black must capture at c5, but then Nxd7 wins the bishop and the queen at c5 netting a piece.
1.Qc5+ wins the Bishop
1…QxQ (Forced)
2. Nxd7+ and 3.NxQ winning for white
1.Qc5+ Qxc5 2.Nxd7+ Kf7 3.Nxc5 e5 4.Bxb5
1. Qc5+ threatening the Queen 1…Qxc5 2. Nxd7+ and white picks up a free bishop.