Chess Puzzle #IBnoI — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1668 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king g6; pawns g4/h4. Black: king b5; bishop f4; knight f6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight f6→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kf5 — king g6→f5. Opponent replies Bd6 (bishop f4→d6).
  3. Best move: Kxg4 — king f5→g4, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is Kf5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5nK1/1k6/5bPP/8/8/8 b - - 2 53

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