So, out of ~2500 puzzles I took here, this one is by far the weirdest.
lichess.org/training/67948
Normally, there is always a logical explanation for engine evaluation, even if it isn't immediately clear, but here I was at a loss for hours. I ended up solving it just by playing the only sensible line that I saw, even though I couldn't see it to the end - after a few moves I couldn't figure out what to play at all.
***********SPOILER*************
Turned out the Nxc4 line was indeed correct, only Stockfish ends up sacking the queen in response, which I simply fail to understand. Now, if I play the only reasonable move that I saw in response - Qc7, I can go TEN MOVES in best offered by engine analysis with +6 eval and nothing is remotely looking like a clear win. Well, white are 2 pawns up and black are in a very difficult position, but basically what you did is won a pawn and obtained an attack which Stockfish itself seems to be rather unsure how to finish decisively.
Just to sum up - in my head I went up to Qc8 after which I could no longer see anything forcing and looking at the "solution" provided no answer either - for the first time in my experience.
Thoughts, comments? What am I missing?
lichess.org/training/67948
Normally, there is always a logical explanation for engine evaluation, even if it isn't immediately clear, but here I was at a loss for hours. I ended up solving it just by playing the only sensible line that I saw, even though I couldn't see it to the end - after a few moves I couldn't figure out what to play at all.
***********SPOILER*************
Turned out the Nxc4 line was indeed correct, only Stockfish ends up sacking the queen in response, which I simply fail to understand. Now, if I play the only reasonable move that I saw in response - Qc7, I can go TEN MOVES in best offered by engine analysis with +6 eval and nothing is remotely looking like a clear win. Well, white are 2 pawns up and black are in a very difficult position, but basically what you did is won a pawn and obtained an attack which Stockfish itself seems to be rather unsure how to finish decisively.
Just to sum up - in my head I went up to Qc8 after which I could no longer see anything forcing and looking at the "solution" provided no answer either - for the first time in my experience.
Thoughts, comments? What am I missing?