Chess Puzzle #G2S8c — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1849 · Advanced · endgame, equality, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king d3; knight d1; pawns f5/h5. Black: king c5; pawns b4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb2 — knight d1→b2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kd5 — king c5→d5. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f5→f6).
  3. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, knight endgame, short. The key move is Kd5.

Position data

FEN: 8/6p1/7p/2k2P1P/1p6/3K4/8/3N4 w - - 0 65

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