3n4/7p/pppN2p1/k5P1/2P5/1K6/P7/8 w – – 0 1
White to move. How does White save this game?
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Knight and Pawn endgame
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3n4/7p/pppN2p1/k5P1/2P5/1K6/P7/8 w – – 0 1
White to move. How does White save this game?
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I see diagram fine but I can’t find the solution 🙁
No, there is no picture and I can’t believe that you can see it, ano!?
Using the FEN and a board helps… and the solution isn’t very hard to find.
It’s using zugzwang, of course, and the first move looks surprising but is not hard to find.
I won’t spoil the fun by posting the whole solution, so just some hints.
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Jochen
I see it
… and again the motif is clearance… ^^
1.c5 b5
2…hmmm… aha!!
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Motif is zugzwang.
1.c5. Black knight cannot move due to knight checkmate at b7. Black h-pawn cannot move due to making of a passed pawn.
1..bc, 2. Nc4#
So the only move is 1..b5. Then comes 2. a3.
Again black knight and h-pawn cannot move due to the same threats.
Now if 2..b4, 3.ab#