Chess Puzzle #Le34J — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1603 · Advanced · advantage, bishop endgame, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king d4; bishop g8; pawns a2/e3/h7. Black: king g7; pawns a4/b4/d5/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxd5 — king d4→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: b3 — pawn b4→b3. Opponent replies axb3 (pawn a2→b3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: a3 — pawn a4→a3.

Tactical themes

advantage, bishop endgame, endgame, master, short. The key move is b3.

Position data

FEN: 6B1/5pkP/8/3p4/pp1K4/4P3/P7/8 w - - 0 48

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