Chess Puzzle #LGZvn — Expert, Black to move, opening

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/e2; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/c4/d4/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knights b8/e3; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bxg4 — bishop e2→g4, captures queen. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nxd1 — knight e3→d1, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxd1 (rook a1→d1, captures knight).
3. Best move: Bxh1 — bishop b7→h1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

equality, opening, short. The key move Nxd1 wins material.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/pbpp1ppp/1p2p3/4P1N1/2PP2q1/2P1n1P1/P2BBP1P/R2QK2R w KQ - 3 14

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