Chess Puzzle #3Yqgt — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1323 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f4; rook f2; pawns a2/h3. Black: king e6; knight d4; pawns a5/b5/c3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king f4→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c2 — pawn c3→c2. Opponent replies Rf1 (rook f2→f1).
  3. Best move: Ne2 — knight d4→e2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, short. The key move is c2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4k3/pp6/3n1K2/2p4P/P4R2/8 w - - 0 56

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