Chess Puzzle #E8aeZ — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1517 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king g1; knight d8; pawns a2/c3/d4/h2. Black: king g6; pawns a7/b4/c4/d5/d6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf2 — king g1→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: b3 — pawn b4→b3. Opponent replies axb3 (pawn a2→b3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: cxb3 — pawn c4→b3, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, knight endgame, short. The key move is b3.

Position data

FEN: 3N4/p7/3p2k1/3p4/1ppP4/2P5/P6P/6K1 w - - 0 38

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