Chess Puzzle #7VH4T — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king f5; bishop f2; pawns a5/c6/d4/d5/g4. Black: king f7; knight e2; pawns a7/b5/c7/f6/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight e2→f4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: d6 — pawn d5→d6. Opponent replies cxd6 (pawn c7→d6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: c7 — pawn c6→c7. Opponent replies Nd5 (knight f4→d5).
4. Best move: c8=N — pawn c7→c8, promotes to knight.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, long, promotion, underpromotion. The key move is d6.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1p2k1p/2P2p2/Pp1P1Kp1/3P2P1/8/4nB2/8 b - - 3 41

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