Chess Puzzle #t55By — Expert, White to move, opening

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops b3/c1; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f2; knights c6/e4; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Bxe1 — bishop f2→e1, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxd5 — queen d1→d5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Qxd5 (queen d8→d5, captures queen).
3. Best move: Bxd5 — bishop b3→d5, captures queen. Opponent replies Bb7 (bishop c8→b7).
4. Best move: Bxe4 — bishop d5→e4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

equality, fork, long, opening. The key move Qxd5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/2p2ppp/p1n5/1p1pP3/4n3/1BP2N2/PP3bPP/RNBQRK2 b kq - 1 11

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