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

Rating 1843 · Advanced · endgame, equality, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king b4; knight g3; pawn g2. Black: king e3; pawn e5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc4 — king b4→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kf2 — king e3→f2. Opponent replies Nf5 (knight g3→f5).
  3. Best move: Kxg2 — king f2→g2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, knight endgame, short. The key move is Kf2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/4p3/1K6/4k1N1/6P1/8 w - - 1 53

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