Chess Puzzle #5fa9o — Advanced, White to move, opening

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops e2/e3; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights b8/f5; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen b6→b2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Na4 — knight c3→a4. Opponent replies Nxe3 (knight f5→e3, captures bishop).
3. Best move: fxe3 — pawn f2→e3, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxa1 (queen b2→a1, captures rook).
4. Best move: Qxa1 — queen d1→a1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, opening, trapped piece. The key move is Na4.

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/1p3ppp/pqp1p3/3pPn2/3P2b1/P1N1BN2/1PP1BPPP/R2Q1RK1 b kq - 6 9

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