Chess Puzzle #b5nRY — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king e6; knights b1/c3. Black: king c2; bishop e8; pawns b2/g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king e6→e7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: g5 — pawn g6→g5. Opponent replies Kxe8 (king e7→e8, captures bishop).
3. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies Kf7 (king e8→f7).
4. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies Ne2 (knight c3→e2).
5. Best move: Kxb1 — king c2→b1, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, quiet move, sacrifice, very long. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: 4b3/8/4K1p1/8/8/2N5/1pk5/1N6 w - - 4 50

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