Chess Puzzle #1996y — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/f5/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/d6; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Bg5 — bishop c1→g5. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxb2 — queen f6→b2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, one move, opening. The key move Qxb2 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rnb1r1k1/ppp3pp/3b1q2/3p1P2/4P3/5N2/PPP1QP1P/RNB1KB1R w KQ - 1 10

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