Chess Puzzle #1kwq0 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1459 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king c5; rook a5; knight a2; pawns b5/g3/h2. Black: king e6; rook d6; knight g4; pawns e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ra6 — rook a5→a6. Opponent replies Rxa6 (rook d6→a6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: bxa6 — pawn b5→a6, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Ra6.

Position data

FEN: 8/6pp/3rk3/RPK1p3/6n1/6P1/N6P/8 b - - 0 40

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.