Chess Puzzle #IJRw8 — Expert, White to move, opening

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks b1/e1; bishops b2/d3; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/c2/d2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/f8; bishops d6/f5; knights c6/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen e5→d4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxe4 — knight c3→e4, captures knight. Opponent replies dxe4 (pawn d5→e4, captures knight).
3. Best move: Bxd4 — bishop b2→d4, captures queen. Opponent replies exd3 (pawn e4→d3, captures bishop).
4. Best move: c3 — pawn c2→c3. Opponent replies Nxd4 (knight c6→d4, captures bishop).
5. Best move: cxd4 — pawn c3→d4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, middlegame, quiet move, very long. The key move Nxe4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp2ppp/2nb4/3pqb2/4n3/1PNB2P1/PBPP1P1P/1R1QR1K1 b - - 4 11

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