Chess Puzzle #26Tg4 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 653 · Beginner · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, promotion, short.

Position

White: king g1; bishop h7; knight h6; pawns g4/h5. Black: king c3; pawns e3/g5. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be4 — bishop h7→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e2 — pawn e3→e2. Opponent replies Bf3 (bishop e4→f3).
  3. Best move: e1=Q+ — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, promotion, short. The key move is e2.

Position data

FEN: 8/7B/7N/6pP/6P1/2k1p3/8/6K1 w - - 0 62

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