Chess tactic

Exposed King Puzzle (1189)

After the setup move fxg6, it is White to move. Find the forcing continuation before checking the solution.

Position after fxg6. White to move.

Puzzle ID

0dIXk

Rating

1189

Side to move

White

Themes

Exposed King, Mate, Mate in 3

Material

Black is ahead by 5 points

FEN

r1b1kb1r/2qn2p1/2p1pnp1/pp4N1/3P4/8/PPPBQPPP/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 14

What to look for

Use the unsafe king position to create forcing checks or mate threats.

14. Qxe6+ 14... Be7 15. Qf7+ 15... Kd8 16. Ne6#

The full forcing line from the source position is:

13... fxg6 14. Qxe6+ 14... Be7 15. Qf7+ 15... Kd8 16. Ne6#