Chess Puzzle #3ZkL5 — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1977 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king d6; knight e6; pawn a5. Black: king d3; bishop a8; pawn d5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kc5 — king d6→c5. Opponent replies Ke4 (king d3→e4).
  3. Best move: Nxd4 — knight e6→d4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is Kc5.

Position data

FEN: b7/8/3KN3/P2p4/8/3k4/8/8 b - - 7 65

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