Chess Puzzle #NqRZZ — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1966 · Advanced · advantage, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king e2; rook b7; pawns a6/g2/h3. Black: king d5; bishop g3; pawns a7/c3/d4/f6/g5/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf4 — bishop g3→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kd3 — king e2→d3. Opponent replies c2 (pawn c3→c2).
  3. Best move: Kxc2 — king d3→c2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, master, short. The key move is Kd3.

Position data

FEN: 8/pR4p1/P4p2/3k2p1/3p4/2p3bP/4K1P1/8 b - - 1 39

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