Chess Puzzle #1C70E — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king h2; bishop f7; pawns a4/d7/e6/g2/g3. Black: king g7; rook b7; knight e5; pawns a5/g5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rb8 — rook b7→b8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Opponent replies Nxd7 (knight e5→d7, captures pawn).
3. Best move: e8=Q — pawn e7→e8, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Rxe8 (rook b8→e8, captures queen).
4. Best move: Bxe8 — bishop f7→e8, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, equality, long, promotion. The key move is e7.

Position data

FEN: 8/1r1P1Bk1/4P3/p3n1p1/P7/6P1/6PK/8 b - - 0 44

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