Chess Puzzle #C7fhV — Master, White to move, opening

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/c3; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/h6; knights c6/e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f4/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nf5 — knight e7→f5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: g4 — pawn g2→g4. Opponent replies fxg3 (pawn f4→g3, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Rxf5 — rook f1→f5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/ppp1np1p/2n4b/2qp3Q/5p2/1BBP4/PPPN2PP/R4R1K b - - 3 14

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