Chess Puzzle #8e1ml — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1693 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, master, sacrifice.

Position

White: king c2; knight e6; pawns f2/g4/h5. Black: king f8; knight b6; pawns a4/d5/e5/g5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h6 — pawn h5→h6. Opponent replies Kxe6 (king e7→e6, captures knight).
  3. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, master, sacrifice, short. The key move is h6.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/8/1n2N3/3pp1pP/p5P1/8/2K2P2/8 b - - 1 42

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