Chess Puzzle #9GiCW — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1836 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e4; rook a2; pawns a3/g2/h3. Black: king a4; bishop e5; pawns c4/f6/g5/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd5 — king e4→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kb3 — king a4→b3. Opponent replies Re2 (rook a2→e2).
  3. Best move: c3 — pawn c4→c3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Kb3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5p2/4b1p1/k1p1K2p/P6P/R5P1/8 w - - 2 42

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