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

Rating 1937 · Advanced · endgame, long, mate, mate in 3, quiet move.

Position

White: king h1; bishop d3; pawn f4. Black: king g3; knight f3; pawn h2. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ng5 — knight f3→g5. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f5→f6).
  3. Best move: Nh3 — knight g5→h3. Opponent replies f7 (pawn f6→f7).
  4. Best move: Nf2# — knight h3→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, long, mate, mate in 3, quiet move. The combination ends with Nf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/8/5P2/3B1nk1/7p/7K w - - 2 60

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