Chess Puzzle #4z1Ng — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1374 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king c2; knight g4; pawns a3/b2/c4/e4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; bishop d4; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b3 — pawn b2→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h5 — pawn h7→h5. Opponent replies Nf2 (knight g4→f2).
  3. Best move: Bxf2 — bishop d4→f2, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short, trapped piece. The key move is h5.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/pp4pp/2p5/4p3/2PbP1N1/P7/1PK3PP/8 w - - 1 26

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