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

Rating 1270 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, long, promotion.

Position

White: king e4; knight e5; pawn h5. Black: king a5; bishop c1; pawns a6/d6/g5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h6 — pawn h5→h6. Opponent replies g4 (pawn g5→g4).
  3. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7. Opponent replies g3 (pawn g4→g3).
  4. Best move: h8=Q — pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, long, promotion. The key move is h6.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p2p4/k3N1pP/4K3/8/8/2b5 b - - 1 48

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