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

Rating 1872 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king f6; pawns f4/f7/h2. Black: king c5; knight f8; pawns d5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ke7 — king f6→e7. Opponent replies d3 (pawn d4→d3).
  3. Best move: Kxf8 — king e7→f8, captures knight.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, knight endgame, short. The key move is Ke7.

Position data

FEN: 5n2/5P1p/5K2/2kp4/5P2/8/7P/8 b - - 2 48

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