Chess Puzzle #6KTxD — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1936 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long.

Position

White: king e2; knight h6; pawns a5/b4/e3/f3/g4. Black: king f6; bishop d7; pawns a6/b5/c4/g5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be6 — bishop d7→e6. Opponent replies Kf3 (king e2→f3).
  3. Best move: Kg6 — king f6→g6. Opponent replies Nf5 (knight h6→f5).
  4. Best move: Bxf5 — bishop e6→f5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long. The key move is Be6.

Position data

FEN: 8/3b4/p4k1N/Pp4p1/1Pp3P1/4PP2/4K3/8 w - - 1 50

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