Can You Solve This Intriguing Position From a Recent Game?

This is a bit of a spontaneous post. I recently played in an online classical tournament and had a good performance (tying for first, drawing a GM, etc). The reason I am writing this post is because in my analysis after the games I found an incredible possibility in a line I shied away from. (Note to self: fearing sharp play against a GM is not a good mindset.) These are the moves leading up to the position:

My challenge to you: try to find the best move and/or sequence of moves. I will post a full analysis of this line with 11… Ne7?! next Saturday. I would definitely encourage you to not rely on the computer to aid in solving this problem. If anyone manages to solve this problem honestly … needless to say you have my respect. Once again here is the position (white to move):

Good luck! Let me know what you come up with in the comments and thanks for reading.

SEE THE ANSWER IN THE FOLLOWUP POST HERE

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