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

Rating 1830 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f3; knights c5/g8; pawn a2. Black: king a3; bishop g7; pawns a7/b4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight g8→e7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bf8 — bishop g7→f8. Opponent replies Nd5 (knight e7→d5).
  3. Best move: Bxc5 — bishop f8→c5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is Bf8.

Position data

FEN: 6N1/p5b1/8/2N5/1p6/k4K2/P7/8 w - - 3 55

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