Chess Puzzle #5CHJu — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1417 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e2; knight e5; pawns c5/d6/f4/g3/h4. Black: king e6; rook d3; pawns e4/f5/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc3 — rook d3→c3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d7 — pawn d6→d7. Opponent replies Ke7 (king e6→e7).
  3. Best move: c6 — pawn c5→c6.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is d7.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/3Pk1pp/2P1Np2/4pP1P/3r2P1/4K3/8 b - - 4 50

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