Chess Puzzle #D6q0b — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king e2; knight h3; pawns b3/e4/g3. Black: king f6; bishop h6; pawns b5/d4/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kd3 — king e2→d3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Be3 — bishop h6→e3. Opponent replies Nf4 (knight h3→f4).
3. Best move: Bxf4 — bishop e3→f4, captures knight. Opponent replies gxf4 (pawn g3→f4, captures bishop).
4. Best move: h4 — pawn h5→h4.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, long, quiet move. The key move is Be3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5k1b/1p5p/3pP3/1P4PN/4K3/8 w - - 21 56

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