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

Rating 1927 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f3; rook g6; pawns g3/h3. Black: king d4; knight d5; pawns c3/g4/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c2 — pawn c3→c2. Opponent replies Rc6 (rook g6→c6).
  3. Best move: Nc3 — knight d5→c3.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, defensive move, endgame, short. The key move is c2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6R1/3n3p/3k2p1/2p2KPP/8/8 w - - 0 61

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