Chess Puzzle #13nRb — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1637 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e1; knight g5; pawns d4/e4/h4. Black: king e7; bishop f1; pawns a7/f4/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg2 — bishop f1→g2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kf2 — king e1→f2. Opponent replies f3 (pawn f4→f3).
  3. Best move: Nxf3 — knight g5→f3, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is Kf2.

Position data

FEN: 8/p3k3/6p1/6N1/3PPp1P/8/8/4Kb2 b - - 2 47

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