Chess Puzzle #58wF7 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1299 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, endgame, equality, promotion, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king g1; rook c2; pawns c6/d4/h2. Black: king g6; rook b6; knight f5; pawns e6/g5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c7 — pawn c6→c7. Opponent replies Nxc2 (knight d4→c2, captures rook).
  3. Best move: c8=Q — pawn c7→c8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, equality, promotion, sacrifice, short. The key move is c7.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1rP1p1k1/5np1/3P4/8/2R4P/6K1 b - - 1 42

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