Chess Puzzle #0hEmB — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1224 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king g2; rook b6; pawns f5/f6. Black: king g6; rook b1; knight g4; pawn b4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf5 — king g6→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: f7 — pawn f6→f7. Opponent replies Kg5 (king f5→g5).
  3. Best move: f8=Q — pawn f7→f8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, short. The key move is f7.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1R3Pk1/5P2/1p4n1/8/6K1/1r6 b - - 0 53

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