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

Rating 1670 · Advanced · advanced pawn, endgame, equality, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king a3; knight e2; pawns f2/g2/h3. Black: king e4; pawns a4/f4/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxa4 — king a3→a4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3. Opponent replies Ng1 (knight e2→g1).
  3. Best move: fxg2 — pawn f3→g2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, equality, knight endgame, short. The key move is f3.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/6p1/8/p3kp2/K6P/4NPP1/8 w - - 4 42

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