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1. N:d5 seems like the obvious try; 1…B:d5 2. ba: and the Bd5 must fall too.
Bishop to D-5
Nxd5 seems to win material.
For example:
Nxd5 Nc4 Bxc4 Qxc4 Ne7+ Kf8 Nxc8 +/-
Nxd5 Bxd5 bxa3 Bxa2 Rxd8+ +/-
Not bxa3? Qxc3! but I find nothing directly wrong with:
1. Nxd5!
This leaves Na3 hanging and Q is attacked.
1. … Bxd5 (only)
2. bxa3!
Looks best to me. Equal material so far, but now Bd5 is hanging! Enforced seems:
2. … Bxa2
3. Rxd8+ Rxd8
4. Qxd8+ Qxd8
5. Rxd8+ a5
Now it’s R vs. B.
I think white should win this by the K side pawn majority.
Looks pretty simple, which is generally a sign I’m missing something.
If the White Knight didn’t hang, he could win Black’s Knight with bxa3. So the desperado Nxd5 should be considered in order to win a pawn (note that the Knight cannot be ignored as it attacks the Queen).
However, Nxd5 actually wins a whole piece. After Nxd5 Bxd5, bxa3, the Bishop is now pinned and will be won next move since the recapture …Bxa3 would drop the d8 Rook instead.
I would definitely play Nxd5 in a game, but I have a nagging feeling that Black has an important resource I haven’t seen. It’s worth mentioning that it’s exactly the same feeling that tends to precede my playing the losing move against a titled player!