Chess Puzzle #VuI25 — Master, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king c3; rook e8; pawn g2. Black: king e3; knight e1; pawns e4/f4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook e8→g8. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Kf2 — king e3→f2. Opponent replies g4 (pawn g2→g4).
3. Best move: fxg3 — pawn f4→g3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Kd4 (king c3→d4).
4. Best move: e3 — pawn e4→e3. Opponent replies Ke4 (king d4→e4).
5. Best move: g2 — pawn g3→g2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, en passant, endgame, very long. The key move is Kf2.

Position data

FEN: 4R3/8/8/8/4pp2/2K1k3/6P1/4n3 w - - 2 66

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