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

Rating 1852 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e3; bishop c3; pawns b2/f3. Black: king b5; knight d3; pawns c4/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h3 — pawn h4→h3. Opponent replies Kf3 (king e3→f3).
  3. Best move: Nxf4 — knight d3→f4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, short. The key move is h3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/1k6/2p4p/2BnKP2/1P6/8 w - - 0 44

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