Chess Puzzle #bsFZf — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1855 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king g1; rook f7; pawns e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h7; bishop f3; knight a4; pawns d3/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf3 — rook f7→f3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nb2 — knight a4→b2. Opponent replies Rf4 (rook f3→f4).
  3. Best move: d2 — pawn d3→d2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, quiet move, short. The key move is Nb2.

Position data

FEN: 8/5Rpk/4p2p/4P3/n7/3p1b2/5PPP/6K1 w - - 0 34

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