Chess Puzzle #HgKIS — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2064 · Expert · endgame, equality, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king e4; knights c2/e3; pawns e7/f4/f5/h5. Black: king c5; rook b4; pawns a2/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf3 — king e4→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rb8 — rook b4→b8. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f5→f6).
  3. Best move: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, quiet move, short. The key move is Rb8.

Position data

FEN: 8/4P1p1/7p/2k2P1P/1r2KP2/4N3/p1N5/8 w - - 1 54

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