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

Position

White: king f4; knight e5; pawn g6. Black: king c3; bishop e6; pawn b4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nf7 — knight e5→f7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: b3 — pawn b4→b3. Opponent replies Ke5 (king f4→e5).
3. Best move: b2 — pawn b3→b2. Opponent replies Kxe6 (king e5→e6, captures bishop).
4. Best move: b1=Q — pawn b2→b1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion. The key move is b3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4b1P1/4N3/1p3K2/2k5/8/8 w - - 0 60

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