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

Position

White: king c6; knight e6; pawns b5/h3. Black: king g6; bishop g3; pawns g5/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: b6 — pawn b5→b6. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies Nc7 (knight e6→c7).
3. Best move: gxh3 — pawn g4→h3, captures pawn. Opponent replies b7 (pawn b6→b7).
4. Best move: h2 — pawn h3→h2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2K1N1k1/1P4p1/7p/6bP/8/8 w - - 1 49

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