Chess Puzzle #AVyHK — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; rook a3; bishop f8; pawns e5/f4/g4/h2. Black: king c4; knight c3; pawns a2/d4/e6/h3. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: g5 — pawn g4→g5. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Opponent replies Kf2 (king g1→f2).
3. Best move: d2 — pawn d3→d2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is d3.

Position data

FEN: 5B2/8/4p3/4P3/2kp1PP1/R1n4p/p6P/6K1 w - - 0 38

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