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

Rating 1438 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king c1; bishop e6; pawns b5/f7/g4. Black: king a4; rook f2; pawns a5/b6/c3/e5/g5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxb5 — king a4→b5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bf5 — bishop e6→f5. Opponent replies Kc4 (king b5→c4).
  3. Best move: f8=Q — pawn f7→f8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, quiet move, short. The key move is Bf5.

Position data

FEN: 8/5P2/1p2B3/pP2p1p1/k5P1/2p5/5r2/2K5 b - - 1 51

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