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

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f4/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/g3; bishops b7/h6; knight c6; pawns a7/b6/c5/d7/e6/f6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bg2 — bishop f1→g2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nd4 — knight c6→d4. Opponent replies Nxd4 (knight f3→d4, captures knight).
3. Best move: Rxg2 — rook g3→g2, captures bishop. Opponent replies Qxg2 (queen e2→g2, captures rook).
4. Best move: Bxg2 — bishop b7→g2, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, long, middlegame. The key move is Nd4.

Position data

FEN: r3k3/pbqp1p1p/1pn1pp1b/2p5/5P2/2NP1NrP/PPPBQ3/R3KB1R w KQq - 0 12

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