Chess Puzzle #B7wQK — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king b3; knight f5; pawns c3/f3/h2. Black: king a6; knight d3; pawns e3/f4/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc2 — king b3→c2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e2 — pawn e3→e2. Opponent replies Kxd3 (king c2→d3, captures knight).
  3. Best move: e1=Q — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, promotion, short. The key move is e2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/k6p/5N2/5p2/1KPnpP2/7P/8 w - - 0 59

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