Chess Puzzle #153km — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1440 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king d5; bishop a4; pawns h6/h7. Black: king h8; knight a3; pawns b4/c4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc5 — king d5→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: b3 — pawn b4→b3. Opponent replies Kd4 (king c5→d4).
  3. Best move: b2 — pawn b3→b2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is b3.

Position data

FEN: 7k/7P/7P/3K4/Bpp5/n7/8/8 w - - 0 68

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