Chess Puzzle #recck — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1937 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, short.

Position

White: king f3; knight e2; pawns f6/g4/h3. Black: king b4; knight c7; pawns a6/b5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc4 — king b4→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nf4 — knight e2→f4. Opponent replies g5 (pawn g6→g5).
  3. Best move: f7 — pawn f6→f7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, knight endgame, short. The key move is Nf4.

Position data

FEN: 8/2n4p/p4Pp1/1p6/1k4P1/5K1P/4N3/8 b - - 0 44

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