Chess Puzzle #6jI4w — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b5/c1; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishops d7/f8; knights e5/h6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bxb5 — bishop d7→b5, captures bishop. Opponent replies Nxb5 (knight c3→b5, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qxb5 — queen b6→b5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, opening, short. The key move Bxb5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/pp1b1ppp/1q2p2n/1B1pn3/3P4/P1N2N2/1P3PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 10

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