Chess Puzzle #317TP — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1101 · Beginner · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, knight endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king c5; knight c6; pawns a4/b5/g3/g4/h2. Black: king c7; knight g6; pawns a7/f3/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies hxg6 (pawn h5→g6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: f1=Q — pawn f2→f1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, knight endgame, promotion, short. The key move is f2.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1k5/2N3n1/1PK4p/P5P1/5pP1/7P/8 w - - 0 42

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