Chess Puzzle #Lzs8F — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1686 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, long.

Position

White: king d3; rook f6; knight c3; pawns a3/e3. Black: king g7; rook b2; pawns f2/g5/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf3 — rook f6→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies Rf4 (rook f3→f4).
  3. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies Ne2 (knight c3→e2).
  4. Best move: g2 — pawn g3→g2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, long. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 8/6k1/5R1p/6p1/8/P1NKP3/1r3p2/8 w - - 4 41

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