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

Rating 1285 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen a1; knight a4; pawns g2/h3. Black: king c2; knights b2/c4; pawns a3/b4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa2 — queen a1→a2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: b3 — pawn b4→b3. Opponent replies Qa1 (queen a2→a1).
  3. Best move: Nxa4 — knight b2→a4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is b3.

Position data

FEN: 8/6p1/7p/8/Npn5/p6P/1nk3PK/Q7 w - - 4 54

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