Chess Puzzle #018Iz — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1250 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, long, promotion.

Position

White: king f3; pawns c5/d7/h5. Black: king b5; bishop g5; pawn f5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxc5 — king b5→c5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h6 — pawn h5→h6. Opponent replies Kc6 (king c5→c6).
  3. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7. Opponent replies Kxd7 (king c6→d7, captures pawn).
  4. Best move: h8=Q — pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, long, promotion. The key move is h6.

Position data

FEN: 8/3P4/8/1kP2pbP/8/5K2/8/8 b - - 0 51

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