Chess Puzzle #LE723 — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king d5; queen e3. Black: king f6; knight h3; pawn g4. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen e3→e2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Nf4+ — knight h3→f4, gives check. Opponent replies Ke4 (king d5→e4).
3. Best move: Nxe2 — knight f4→e2, captures queen. Opponent replies Ke3 (king e4→e3).
4. Best move: Kg5 — king f6→g5. Opponent replies Kxe2 (king e3→e2, captures knight).
5. Best move: Kh4 — king g5→h4. Opponent replies Kf2 (king e2→f2).
6. Best move: Kh3 — king h4→h3. Opponent replies Kg1 (king f2→g1).
7. Best move: Kg3 — king h3→g3.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, fork, very long. The key move is Nf4+.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5k2/3K4/6p1/4Q2n/8/8 w - - 3 62

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