Chess Puzzle #2kgik — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c5; bishop e6; knight c3; pawns a2/b5/c4/f5/g3/h6. Black: king h7; rook e1; bishop h8; pawns a3/d2/e5/f6/g5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rc1 — rook e1→c1. Now White to move.
2. Best move: b6 — pawn b5→b6. Opponent replies d1=Q (pawn d2→d1, promotes to queen).
3. Best move: Nxd1 — knight c3→d1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, master, short. The key move is b6.

Position data

FEN: 7b/7k/4Bp1P/1PK1pPp1/2P5/p1N3P1/P2p4/4r3 b - - 0 57

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