Chess Puzzle #iSk67 — Advanced, White to move, opening

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; bishop e3; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g6; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/c8; knights d5/e7; pawns a7/b7/d7/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe3 — knight d5→e3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: fxe3 — pawn f2→e3, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxc3+ (bishop b4→c3, captures knight, gives check).
3. Best move: bxc3 — pawn b2→c3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advantage, middlegame, short. The key move fxe3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r2/pp1pnpp1/4p1k1/3nP1N1/1b1P2Q1/2N1B3/PP3PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 3 12

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