Chess Puzzle #8L6Dc — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1491 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e1; rook a1; knight f5; pawns a3/c3/e3/f2/g3. Black: king c4; rook a6; pawns a7/b3/e5/f6/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd2 — king e1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: b2 — pawn b3→b2. Opponent replies Rb1 (rook a1→b1).
  3. Best move: Kb3 — king c4→b3.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, short. The key move is b2.

Position data

FEN: 8/p7/r4p1p/4pN2/2k5/PpP1P1P1/5P2/R3K3 w - - 1 31

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.