Chess Puzzle #ELAVY — Master, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2421 · Master · advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, long.

Position

White: king d3; knight e6; pawns d5/h3. Black: king f3; bishop f4; pawns g4/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h3 — pawn h4→h3. Opponent replies d6 (pawn d5→d6).
  3. Best move: h2 — pawn h3→h2. Opponent replies d7 (pawn d6→d7).
  4. Best move: Bc7 — bishop f4→c7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, long. The key move is h3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4N3/3P4/5bpp/3K1k1P/8/8 w - - 0 43

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