Modification of Today's Puzzle

hmm.. what if 2. ... Ne5? Either they exchange queens or black queen can escape.

Good point, is there a way to set up the board so that viewer can perform any moves they want (to try various lines)?actj22 wrote:

hmm.. what if 2. ... Ne5? Either they exchange queens or black queen can escape.

Even if black moves the knight, white can still avoid it and capture the black's queen.

Is there a differnt move to save black?

What I thought of when I made the comment was..

1. Nc3 Qb2 2. Bc1 Ne5 3. Qe3 Nc4 4. Qd4 Nd5

This will result in the loss of the knight but black was up a rook and a knight at the beginning so he is still ahead.

Note that 4. Bxc4 is possibe but that allows the black queen to escape.

okay..