Chess Puzzle #0vHmv — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1592 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king e1; knight d8; pawns a5/c6/d6. Black: king g7; rook a2; bishop e8; pawns a6/e5/h5. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc2 — rook a2→c2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d7 — pawn d6→d7. Opponent replies Bxd7 (bishop e8→d7, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: cxd7 — pawn c6→d7, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is d7.

Position data

FEN: 3Nb3/6k1/p1PP4/P3p2p/8/8/r7/4K3 b - - 0 48

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