Chess Puzzle #UxQ6w — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1880 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, sacrifice, short.

Position

White: king e4; knight g5; pawns b2/c3/h4. Black: king c4; bishop f8; pawns b3/e5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne6 — knight g5→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ba3 — bishop f8→a3. Opponent replies bxa3 (pawn b2→a3, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: b2 — pawn b3→b2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, sacrifice, short. The key move is Ba3.

Position data

FEN: 5b2/8/8/4p1N1/2k1K2P/1pP5/1P6/8 w - - 1 40

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