Chess Puzzle #Yy6Ac — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1915 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long.

Position

White: king g1; rook h7; pawns a5/g4/h3. Black: king d6; knight e5; pawns c4/g6/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Opponent replies Rh8 (rook h7→h8).
  3. Best move: c2 — pawn c3→c2. Opponent replies Rc8 (rook h8→c8).
  4. Best move: Nc6 — knight e5→c6.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long. The key move is c3.

Position data

FEN: 8/7R/3k2p1/P3n2p/2p3P1/7P/8/6K1 w - - 0 46

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