Chess Puzzle #358NQ — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1504 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, long, promotion.

Position

White: king g2; knight f6; pawns a4/b5/f4/h4. Black: king d3; pawns e3/f5/h5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kd2 — king d3→d2. Opponent replies Kg2 (king f1→g2).
  3. Best move: e2 — pawn e3→e2. Opponent replies b6 (pawn b5→b6).
  4. Best move: e1=Q — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, long, promotion. The key move is Kd2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5N2/1P3p1p/P4P1P/3kp3/6K1/8 w - - 2 52

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