Chess Puzzle #9oQVR — Master, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2746 · Master · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, long, quiet move.

Position

White: king c5; knight f1; pawn h2. Black: king f4; pawns f3/g5/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king c5→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies Ne3 (knight f1→e3).
  3. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies h3 (pawn h2→h3).
  4. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, long, quiet move. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/2K3p1/5k1p/5p2/7P/5N2 w - - 2 59

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