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Hybrid Puzzle: The audio will tell you where each of the pieces on the board are, then read a series of moves from that position. When prompted, try to identify the best next move.

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FEN for today's exercise:

2r5/p2bq1kp/1r1pppp1/2n1n3/4PN1P/1PQ2NP1/P4PB1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1

PGN for today's exercise:

[FEN "2r5/p2bq1kp/1r1pppp1/2n1n3/4PN1P/1PQ2NP1/P4PB1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1"] 1. Nxe5 dxe5 2. Ne2 Nxe4 3. Qa5 Nc5 4. Nc3 Rd6 5. Qxa7 *

And the answer is...

5... Ra6 6. Rxd7 Rxa7 7. Rxe7 Rxe7 *