Chess Puzzle #l8eW3 — Advanced, White to move, opening

Position

White: king f2; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b3/g3; knights d2/d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/f3/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops b7/d6; knights f6/g6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxg4+ — knight f6→g4, captures pawn, gives check. Now White to move.
2. Best move: fxg4 — pawn f3→g4, captures knight. Opponent replies Bxg3+ (bishop d6→g3, captures bishop, gives check).
3. Best move: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

equality, hanging piece, middlegame, short. The key move fxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r2qr1k1/pbp2ppp/1p1b1nn1/3p4/3N2P1/1BPP1PB1/PP1N1K1P/R2Q3R b - - 10 14

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