Chess Puzzle #BPGLH — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king a3; knight e5; pawns a2/c3/c5/f2/g4/h5. Black: king f8; rook f1; pawns e4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf2 — rook f1→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c6 — pawn c5→c6. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
  3. Best move: c7 — pawn c6→c7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is c6.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/5pp1/7p/2P1N2P/4p1P1/K1P5/P4P2/5r2 b - - 0 47

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