Chess Puzzle #IYzs0 — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1969 · Advanced · endgame, equality, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king h7; knight e3; pawn f5. Black: king f7; pawn g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king h7→h8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Opponent replies Kh7 (king h8→h7).
  3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, knight endgame, short. The key move is g6.

Position data

FEN: 8/5kpK/8/5P2/8/4N3/8/8 w - - 7 73

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