Chess Puzzle #8QWCG — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1559 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, knight endgame, one move.

Position

White: king c4; knight e5; pawns f4/g3/h4. Black: king e6; knight e4; pawns c5/f5/f7/g5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, knight endgame, one move. The key move hxg5 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/5p2/4k3/2p1Npp1/2K1nP1P/6P1/8/8 b - - 2 52

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