Chess Puzzle #4rYrY — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king d3; knight h4; pawns a7/g5. Black: king f4; bishop b7; pawn f7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kc4 — king d3→c4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Kxg5 — king f4→g5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Nf5 (knight h4→f5).
3. Best move: Kxf5 — king g5→f5, captures knight. Opponent replies a8=Q (pawn a7→a8, promotes to queen).
4. Best move: Bxa8 — bishop b7→a8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, trapped piece. The key move Kxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/Pb3p2/8/6P1/5k1N/3K4/8/8 w - - 2 61

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