Chess Puzzle #EI1BR — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b3/c1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knights d4/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxf3+ — knight d4→f3, captures knight, gives check. Now White to move.
2. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxd1+ (queen d8→d1, captures queen, gives check).
3. Best move: Bxd1 — bishop b3→d1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, opening, short. The key move gxf3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/ppp2ppp/8/4p3/3nn1b1/1B3N1P/PP3PP1/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 0 11

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