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Chess puzzle 65110

en.lichess.org/training/65110
In this puzzle the best move is Nxe6 and NOT Rg7 as the puzzle seems to say and i played Nxe6 and got the puzzle wrong. I let the engine run a bit and it still says that the best move is Nxe6 at depth 32/99 which I played.
Please fix this puzzle because the "solution" isn't the best move in the position. Thanks
These are from played games and may not always be best move.
@TaylorJ3 What are you saying. I can see that you don't understand the puzzle system. It doesn't matter if the move wasn't played in the game which was the puzzle solution, the solution to a puzzle CAN be different to what was played in the game and the solution to the puzzle is worked out via the engine.
Its that way because the Knight forks the Queen and King. If you do Nxe6 that move can't happen
@Link are you actually being serious. That move isn't as good as Nxe6 because you would get a much better position after Nxe6. Just check with stockfish and you will see.
@MrGM Yes I am being serious. I'm no expert but leaving your opponent without a queen while you still have one is a huge advantage in my book. Nxe6 doesn't allow you to capture the queen while Rg7 does and you're ahead by a good amount. Besides, puzzles are about material advantage or checkmates if I remember correctly
Maybe you should look at what the engine says maybe that might help just a little.
Yes, Nxe6 is 0.5 pawns better.

Looks like horizon effect. The lichess engine did not ponder deep enough.
Yeah thank you someone is agreeing with me at least. They should change the solution.

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