Chess Puzzle #H6iJa — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king d2; knight g4; pawns c3/g3/h2. Black: king c4; bishop b5; pawns a4/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh6 — knight g4→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kb3 — king c4→b3. Opponent replies Nf5 (knight h6→f5).
  3. Best move: a3 — pawn a4→a3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Kb3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/7p/1b4p1/p1k3N1/2P3P1/3K3P/8 w - - 4 49

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