Chess Puzzle #2PRXy — Expert, White to move, opening

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e5/g2/h5. Black: king f6; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g4/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bxe5+ — bishop f4→e5, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Nxe5 (knight c6→e5, captures bishop).
3. Best move: dxe5+ — pawn d4→e5, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f6→e7).
4. Best move: Qxd8+ — queen d1→d8, captures queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kxd8 (king e7→d8, captures queen).
5. Best move: Nf7+ — knight g5→f7, gives check. Opponent replies Ke8 (king d8→e8).
6. Best move: Nxh8 — knight f7→h8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, attraction, fork, middlegame, very long. The key move Bxe5+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1bnr/ppp5/2np1k1p/4P1NP/3P1Bp1/8/PPP3P1/RN1QK2R b KQ - 0 11

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