Chess Puzzle #Hy99t — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1512 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king d2; bishop a3; pawns a4/c6/e3/g3. Black: king e6; bishop g5; pawns a5/b6/e4/f5/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop g5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c7 — pawn c6→c7. Opponent replies Bxa3 (bishop e7→a3, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: c8=Q+ — pawn c7→c8, promotes to queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, promotion, short. The key move is c7.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1pP1k3/p4pbp/P3p3/B3P1P1/3K4/8 b - - 1 45

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