Chess Puzzle #0mkKK — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1450 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king e4; pawns a3/b3/c4/f5/g4/h3. Black: king f8; pawns a7/c5/d6/f6/f7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a5 — pawn a7→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kd5 — king e4→d5. Opponent replies Ke7 (king f8→e7).
  3. Best move: Kc6 — king d5→c6. Opponent replies a4 (pawn a5→a4).
  4. Best move: bxa4 — pawn b3→a4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame. The key move is Kd5.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/p4p2/3p1p1p/2p2P2/2P1K1P1/PP5P/8/8 b - - 2 35

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