Chess Puzzle #0WYof — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king h4; pawns f4/h3. Black: king f6; pawns e6/f5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kh5 — king h4→h5. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: e5 — pawn e6→e5. Opponent replies fxe5+ (pawn f4→e5, captures pawn, gives check).
3. Best move: Kxe5 — king f6→e5, captures pawn. Opponent replies Kg5 (king h5→g5).
4. Best move: f4 — pawn f5→f4. Opponent replies Kg4 (king g5→g4).
5. Best move: Ke4 — king e5→e4. Opponent replies h4 (pawn h3→h4).
6. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, very long. The key move is e5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4pk2/5p2/5P1K/7P/8/8 w - - 0 50

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