Chess Puzzle #40S4C — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1342 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king d7; bishop c5; pawns d4/g3/h3. Black: king d3; knight c4; pawns d5/e5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke6 — king d7→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Opponent replies Kxd5 (king e6→d5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: e3 — pawn e4→e3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, quiet move, short. The key move is e4.

Position data

FEN: 8/3K3p/8/2Bpp3/2nP4/3k2PP/8/8 w - - 0 41

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