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

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops a2/c1; knights b1/g5; pawns a4/b2/c3/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights a5/f6; pawns a6/b6/c5/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures pawn. Opponent replies Kxf7 (king e8→f7, captures knight).
3. Best move: dxe6+ — pawn d5→e6, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies dxe6 (pawn d7→e6, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Bxe6+ — bishop a2→e6, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

advantage, attack on f2/f7, attraction, long, opening. The key move dxe6+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: r2qkb1r/1b1p1ppp/pp2pn2/n1pP2N1/P7/2P5/BP3PPP/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 11

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