Chess Puzzle #7AJOn — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1791 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king c4; knight b6; pawns b4/d5. Black: king a3; bishop d8. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc5 — king c4→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be7+ — bishop d8→e7, gives check. Opponent replies Kc4 (king c5→c4).
  3. Best move: Bxb4 — bishop e7→b4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is Be7+.

Position data

FEN: 3b4/8/1N6/3P4/1PK5/k7/8/8 w - - 1 78

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