Chess Puzzle #Tu2FD — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1862 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king c2; bishop d5; pawns b3/e4. Black: king b4; knight c5; pawns a5/f3. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies Bg2 (bishop d5→g2).
  3. Best move: Nxb3 — knight c5→b3, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is f2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/p1nB4/1k2P3/1P3p2/2K5/8 w - - 0 50

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