Chess Puzzle #03SEl — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 460 · Beginner · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, long, promotion.

Position

White: king f7; knight f5; pawns f4/g3. Black: king b6; pawns b7/c4. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng7 — knight f5→g7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Opponent replies Ne6 (knight g7→e6).
  3. Best move: c2 — pawn c3→c2. Opponent replies g4 (pawn g3→g4).
  4. Best move: c1=Q — pawn c2→c1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, long, promotion. The key move is c3.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p3K2/1k6/5N2/2p2P2/6P1/8/8 w - - 0 54

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