Chess Puzzle #9HAw7 — Expert, White to move, endgame

Rating 2095 · Expert · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king c6; pawns a5/b6/e4. Black: king d3; bishop d4; knight f6; pawn e5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: a6 — pawn a5→a6. Opponent replies Bxb6 (bishop d4→b6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Kxb6 — king c6→b6, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is a6.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1PK2n2/P3p3/3bP3/3k4/8/8 b - - 2 66

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