Chess Puzzle #HxmWg — Master, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king c1; knight d4; pawns a6/b2. Black: king g3; knight b6; pawns b3/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Nxb3 — knight d4→b3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Opponent replies Nd2 (knight b3→d2).
3. Best move: Kg2 — king g3→g2. Opponent replies a7 (pawn a6→a7).
4. Best move: h3 — pawn h4→h3. Opponent replies Nc4 (knight d2→c4).
5. Best move: h2 — pawn h3→h2. Opponent replies Nxb6 (knight c4→b6, captures knight).
6. Best move: h1=Q+ — pawn h2→h1, promotes to queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kd2 (king c1→d2).
7. Best move: Qh6+ — queen h1→h6, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, promotion, quiet move, very long. The key move is h4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/Pn6/7p/3N4/1p4k1/1P6/2K5 w - - 3 56

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