Chess Puzzle #2pgoy — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1264 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king d5; bishop c4; pawn b6. Black: king f2; knight c5; pawn e3. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Na4 — knight c5→a4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: b7 — pawn b6→b7. Opponent replies e2 (pawn e3→e2).
  3. Best move: Bxe2 — bishop c4→e2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is b7.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1P6/2nK4/2B5/4p3/5k2/8 b - - 4 62

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