Chess Puzzle #BZWGw — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1400 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king e4; pawns a4/b5/g7/h6. Black: king f6; bishop a1; knight e6; pawns a5/b6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg7 — knight e6→g7, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f6→e7).
  3. Best move: h8=Q — pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, short. The key move is h7.

Position data

FEN: 8/6P1/1p2nk1P/pP6/P3K3/8/8/b7 b - - 0 54

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