Chess Puzzle #0zT67 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1544 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, master, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king a5; bishop e4; pawn f4. Black: king c3; knight b4; pawn a6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Na2 — knight b4→a2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Opponent replies Kd4 (king c3→d4).
  3. Best move: f6 — pawn f5→f6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, quiet move, short. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p7/K7/1n2BP2/2k5/8/8 b - - 1 44

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