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

Rating 1732 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king c4; knight e4. Black: king c2; pawns a4/b3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb4 — king c4→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: b2 — pawn b3→b2. Opponent replies Nc3 (knight e4→c3).
  3. Best move: a3 — pawn a4→a3.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, short. The key move is b2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/8/p1K1N3/1p6/2k5/8 w - - 0 51

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