Chess Puzzle #EPZYW — Advanced, Black to move, opening

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops d2/g2; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/c8; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/d4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxd4 — queen d8→d4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxb4 (bishop d2→b4, captures bishop).
3. Best move: Qxd1 — queen d4→d1, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxd1 (rook f1→d1, captures queen).
4. Best move: Nxb4 — knight c6→b4, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, hanging piece, long, opening. The key move Qxd4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/pp3ppp/2n1pn2/8/1bPp4/5NP1/PP1BPPBP/RN1Q1RK1 w - - 0 10

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