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

Rating 1417 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e1; bishop g8; pawns a5/b6/f2. Black: king f4; knight b7; pawns a7/e4/g4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: axb6 — pawn a7→b6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: a6 — pawn a5→a6. Opponent replies Nc5 (knight b7→c5).
  3. Best move: a7 — pawn a6→a7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is a6.

Position data

FEN: 6B1/pn6/1P6/P7/4pkp1/8/5P2/4K3 b - - 0 55

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