Chess Puzzle #GEl4P — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1992 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, deflection, discovered attack, endgame, fork.

Position

White: king h4; rooks c8/f7; pawns c4/h2. Black: king d6; rook g1; knight e6; pawns g3/h3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh3 — king h4→h3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5+ — knight e6→g5, gives check. Opponent replies Kg4 (king h3→g4).
  3. Best move: gxh2+ — pawn g3→h2, captures pawn, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, deflection, discovered attack, endgame, fork, short. The key move gxh2+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 2R5/5R2/3kn3/8/2P4K/6pp/7P/6r1 w - - 0 44

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