Chess Puzzle #RjgGA — Advanced, White to move, opening

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops f4/g2; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishops e6/g7; knights c6/e7; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nd5 — knight e7→d5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxd5 — knight c3→d5, captures knight. Opponent replies Qxd2 (queen a5→d2, captures queen).
3. Best move: Bxd2 — bishop f4→d2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

equality, middlegame, short. The key move Nxd5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp2npbp/2n1b1p1/q1p5/5B2/P1NP2P1/1PPQ1PBP/R4RK1 b - - 0 14

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