Chess Puzzle #8bYft — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king f4; knight d7; pawns d4/e5/g4. Black: king b5; bishop d5; pawns e6/f6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kc4 — king b5→c4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. Opponent replies gxf6 (pawn g7→f6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: Ke3 — king f4→e3. Opponent replies Bg2 (bishop d5→g2).
4. Best move: Nxf6 — knight d7→f6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, intermezzo, long. The key move exf6 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/3N2p1/4pp2/1k1bP3/3P1KP1/8/8/8 b - - 26 54

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