Chess Puzzle #1SCWy — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1357 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king d1; rook h4; knight d7; pawns g4/h2. Black: king b2; knight f4; pawns c4/e5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g5 — pawn g4→g5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Opponent replies Nxe5 (knight d7→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: c2+ — pawn c3→c2, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, short. The key move is c3.

Position data

FEN: 8/3N4/8/4p3/2p2nPR/8/1k5P/3K4 w - - 3 42

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