Chess Puzzle #7GcMK — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1575 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, fork, short.

Position

White: king e3; rook b1; bishop c4; pawns e4/f5/h3. Black: king f8; bishop c8; knight c2; pawns a4/b3/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd2 — king e3→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Na3 — knight c2→a3. Opponent replies Rc1 (rook b1→c1).
  3. Best move: b2 — pawn b3→b2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, fork, short. The key move is Na3.

Position data

FEN: 2b2k2/5pp1/7p/5P2/p1B1P3/1p2K2P/2n5/1R6 w - - 4 44

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