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

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops f1/g5; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e5/f2/g4/h5. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g6; knights b8/e7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight b8→d7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: hxg6 — pawn h5→g6, captures bishop. Opponent replies Rxh1 (rook h8→h1, captures rook).
3. Best move: gxf7+ — pawn g6→f7, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Kxf7 (king e8→f7, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Qf3+ — queen d1→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Ke8 (king f7→e8).
5. Best move: Qxh1 — queen f3→h1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, attack on f2/f7, attraction, equality, fork, opening, sacrifice, very long. The key move gxf7+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: rn1qkb1r/pp2npp1/2p1p1b1/3pP1BP/3P2P1/8/PPP2P2/RN1QKB1R b KQkq - 0 9

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