Chess Puzzle #CavbY — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2215 · Expert · advantage, defensive move, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e5; knight f4; pawns a2/b3/f5/h4. Black: king h6; bishop g4; pawns a5/d4/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne6 — knight f4→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f5→f6).
  3. Best move: Bh5 — bishop g4→h5.

Tactical themes

advantage, defensive move, endgame, short. The key move is d3.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/7k/p3KP2/3p1NbP/1P6/P7/8 w - - 0 48

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.