Chess Puzzle #SBA1w — Expert, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king d1; knight h4; pawns b5/c3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king c7; bishop g1; pawns b7/e5/f4/g4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bf2 — bishop g1→f2. Opponent replies Nf5 (knight h4→f5).
3. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3. Opponent replies gxf3 (pawn g2→f3, captures pawn).
4. Best move: gxh3 — pawn g4→h3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Ke2 (king d1→e2).
5. Best move: h2 — pawn h3→h2. Opponent replies Kxf2 (king e2→f2, captures bishop).
6. Best move: h1=Q — pawn h2→h1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, deflection, endgame, promotion, very long. The key move is Bf2.

Position data

FEN: 8/1pk5/8/1P2p3/4PppN/2P5/6PP/3K2b1 w - - 1 34

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