Chess Puzzle #hxGmV — Expert, White to move, opening

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/c2/c3/f2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh5+ — queen d1→h5, gives check. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g7→g6).
3. Best move: fxg6 — pawn f5→g6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bg7 (bishop f8→g7).
4. Best move: Bg5 — bishop c1→g5. Opponent replies Qxg5 (queen d8→g5, captures bishop).
5. Best move: Qxg5 — queen h5→g5, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, trapped piece, very long. The key move is Qh5+.

Position data

FEN: r1bqkb1r/pppp2pp/2n5/5P2/3Np3/2P5/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 1 8

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