Chess Puzzle #g4fH6 — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1813 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king f2; bishop d3; knight f5; pawns a4/d4. Black: king f4; pawns a5/b6/f3/g3/h4. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight f5→g3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: hxg3+ — pawn h4→g3, captures knight, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king f2→f1).
  3. Best move: Ke3 — king f4→e3.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move hxg3+ captures with check, forcing a response.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1p6/p4N2/P2P1k1p/3B1pp1/5K2/8 w - - 0 48

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