Chess Puzzle #7crve — Master, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2559 · Master · crushing, defensive move, endgame, knight endgame, long, quiet move.

Position

White: king b7; knight b5. Black: king g8; queen c7; pawns g5/h7. Black is ahead by 8 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc7 — knight b5→c7, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies Ne6 (knight c7→e6).
  3. Best move: Kf7 — king g8→f7. Opponent replies Nf4 (knight e6→f4).
  4. Best move: Kf6 — king f7→f6.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, knight endgame, long, quiet move. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1Kq4p/8/1N4p1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 55

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