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

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops e2/g5; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures bishop. Opponent replies fxg7 (pawn f6→g7, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Bxg7 — bishop f8→g7, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, opening, short. The key move hxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bqkb1r/pp4p1/4pn1p/2ppP1B1/8/2P5/PP2BPPP/RN1QK2R w KQkq - 0 10

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