Chess Puzzle #DwL6J — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1431 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, short.

Position

White: king a3; bishop a1; pawns b5/c5/f4. Black: king f7; knight d5; pawns b7/f6/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight d5→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c6 — pawn c5→c6. Opponent replies bxc6 (pawn b7→c6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: b6 — pawn b5→b6.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, short. The key move is c6.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p3kp1/5pp1/1PPn4/5P2/K7/8/B7 b - - 0 52

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