Chess Puzzle #L82MO — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1668 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king g2; rook a7; knight f7; pawn h2. Black: king g8; rook a1; pawn a2. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight f7→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Re1 — rook a1→e1. Opponent replies Rxa2 (rook a7→a2, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxe5 — rook e1→e5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move is Re1.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/R4N2/8/8/8/8/p5KP/r7 w - - 1 41

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