Chess Puzzle #LFpnT — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/e7/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight f6→d7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Opponent replies Ne5 (knight d7→e5).
3. Best move: exf7+ — pawn e6→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Nxf7 (knight e5→f7, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Bxf7+ — bishop c4→f7, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf7 (king e8→f7, captures bishop).
5. Best move: Qxd8 — queen d1→d8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, attack on f2/f7, crushing, opening, very long. The key move exf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r1bqkb1r/1pp1ppp1/p4n1p/4P3/2B5/4P3/PPP2PPP/RN1Q1RK1 b kq - 0 10

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