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

Rating 1509 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king g2; knight f3; pawns f2/g3. Black: king c3; pawns d4/f5/g5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh4 — knight f3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: gxh4 — pawn g5→h4, captures knight. Opponent replies gxh4 (pawn g3→h4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move gxh4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/5pp1/3p4/2k2NP1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 48

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