I'm going to try and sum up my thoughts while not writing a ton yet still be thorough.
assumptions: black will focus on moving queen to take out h-coloumn pawn to get their advanced pawn promoted.
1. c5(check) Kxc5
2. d4(check). Kd6
this will save our knight on turn 5
3. Ne3. Qc8,d8,e8
I think the queen would choose e8 but it shouldn't matter becuase the next queen move should be the same regardless
4. Nf5(check) Kd7
the king chooses d7 over e6 so when the knight kills the black back pawn he is not in check again.
5. Ng7 Qh8
now our back pawn is in danger and our knight, but because of the opening moves we can move the knight without exposing the king
6. Nf5 Qh2
7. g6
black now has a lot of choice moves but when I played them out I was usually able to win with white by advancing the pawn, promoting it then sacrificing queen for queen.
please give me your thoughts or ask questions :)
Hello there!
This is already the third puzzle. Try to discuss a lot of options to find the right one!