[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "White to move"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2n1r2/pppqnpkp/3pb1p1/8/2P1N3/1Q1P1NP1/PP2P1BP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "2022.05.11"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.04.01"] {[#]} {What is White's strongest move?} 1. Nf6 $1 Qc8 (1... Qc6 {doesn't make much difference}) (1... Kxf6 2. Qc3+ Kf5 3. Bh3#) 2. Qc3 {is crushing - from here White has many options but here are a few sample lines} Kh8 (2... Rg8 3. Ng5 Ndc6 (3... h6 4. Nd7+ f6 5. Qxf6#) 4. Ng4+ (4. Nfxh7+ Kh6 5. O-O $18) 4... Kf8 5. Nxh7+ Ke8 6. Ngf6+ Kd8 7. Nxg8 $18) 3. Nd7+ {is simplest picking up the exchange and with a contuning attack, though White has other strong options} ( 3. Ng5 $18) *