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Probably Ne6?!
I agree with ano 1, Ne6 is the key move here for sure.
Ne6 jumped to my eye at once but I do not know why as it took me many time to see why it wins while I was looking for other lines.
1. Ne6 forks queen and Bg7 so everything but the immediate
1. -, fxe6 seems to lose a piece.
2. dxe6
Black cannot simply defend the pawn e.g. 2. -, Ncb6 3. exd7, Nxd7?? as 4. Bxg7, Kxg7 5. Qd2 again wins a piece as the knight is forked.
The immediate threat of exd7 forking knight and rook seems to force a line like
2. -, Ncb6 3. exd7, Rf8
(or Rf8, Nb6 in the other order which seems to change nothing)
4. Bxg7, Kxg7 5. Bxb7
(seems to be the easiest way?) and as black still can’t capture I cannot find any good play against white playing Nb5-a7-c6 or Nb5-d4!-c6.
Have I overseen anything maybe a stronger line after Rf8/Nb6?
Best wishes from Germany
Jochen
What happens after 1. Ne6 fe6 2. de Nd6 ?