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

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/f4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: d5 — pawn d7→d5. Opponent replies Bxd5 (bishop c4→d5, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Qxd5 — queen d8→d5, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, opening, short. The key move is d5.

Position data

FEN: rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/8/8/2B1np2/2N5/PPPP2PP/R1BQK1NR w KQkq - 0 5

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