Chess Puzzle #gONu4 — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king b4; knight h6; pawns d4/e3/f4/h4. Black: king e6; bishop e2; pawns b5/e4/f5/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ng8 — knight h6→g8. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Bc4 — bishop e2→c4. Opponent replies Nh6 (knight g8→h6).
3. Best move: Kf6 — king e6→f6. Opponent replies Nxf5 (knight h6→f5, captures pawn).
4. Best move: Kxf5 — king f6→f5, captures knight.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, quiet move. The key move is Bc4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4k2N/1p3p1p/1K1PpP1P/4P3/4b3/8 w - - 11 48

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