Tactic 0053

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "Arangar"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/pbp1npbp/1pn1p1p1/3pN3/2PP4/2NBPQ2/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 b kq - 0 9"]

{Black to move, white just played Qf3. }
{What's the best way to deal with the mate threat on f7? }
{Second best is O-O (0.24), best is Nxe5 (-0.93) }
1... Nxe5 {If black tries Bxe5 followed by Nxe5 to win the pawn, }
{white will play Qf6, forking the rook and knight. }
2. dxe5 Nc6 {Now black could play Bxe5, winning the pawn, but }
{Nc6 also wins the pawn, which can't be defended, and }
{leaves black in a better position. }
3. cxd5 Nxe5
4. Qe2 exd5
*