Chess Puzzle #OAo8B — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1858 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, knight endgame, long.

Position

White: king e3; knight e4; pawns a2/b3. Black: king g2; pawns a6/g6/h3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf2 — knight e4→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h2 — pawn h3→h2. Opponent replies a3 (pawn a2→a3).
  3. Best move: g5 — pawn g6→g5. Opponent replies b4 (pawn b3→b4).
  4. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, knight endgame, long, quiet move. The key move is h2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p5p1/8/4N3/1P2K2p/P5k1/8 w - - 2 44

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