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

Rating 1459 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king e4; bishop e8; pawns a3/f4. Black: king b2; knight h8; pawns a5/c4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh5 — bishop e8→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Opponent replies Bd1 (bishop h5→d1).
  3. Best move: c2 — pawn c3→c2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is c3.

Position data

FEN: 4B2n/8/8/p7/2p1KP2/P7/1k6/8 w - - 2 44

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