Chess Puzzle #0ZqNy — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1829 · Advanced · endgame, equality, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king f6; rook c3; pawn a4. Black: king g3; rook a7; pawns f7/h2. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf4 — king g3→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rh3 — rook c3→h3. Opponent replies Rxa4 (rook a7→a4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxh2 — rook h3→h2, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, rook endgame, short. The key move is Rh3.

Position data

FEN: 8/r4p2/5K2/8/P7/2R3k1/7p/8 b - - 2 55

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