Chess Puzzle #9otkW — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1845 · Advanced · endgame, equality, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king d6; pawns b4/b6. Black: king h6; knight d8; pawns g5/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kc7 — king d6→c7. Opponent replies g4 (pawn g5→g4).
  3. Best move: Kxd8 — king c7→d8, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, knight endgame, short. The key move is Kc7.

Position data

FEN: 3n4/8/1P1K3k/6pp/1P6/8/8/8 b - - 1 64

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