Chess Puzzle #tSXPz — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1854 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, knight endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king c3; knight b5; pawns a2/d4/f3/h2/h5. Black: king d5; knight d1; pawns a4/f4/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb4 — king c3→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies fxg4 (pawn f3→g4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, knight endgame, master, short. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/7p/1N1k2pP/p2P1p2/2K2P2/P6P/3n4 w - - 4 51

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