Chess Puzzle #4204a — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1680 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king h1; rook b3; pawns g4/h4. Black: king c5; knight d3; pawn b2. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg2 — king h1→g2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kc4 — king c5→c4. Opponent replies Rxb2 (rook b3→b2, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Nxb2 — knight d3→b2, captures rook.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is Kc4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/2k5/6PP/1R1n4/1p6/7K w - - 3 52

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