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

Rating 1368 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king e3; rook a1; pawns a5/f2/g3/h4. Black: king b4; rook d5; pawns c5/f6/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c4 — pawn c5→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: a6 — pawn a5→a6. Opponent replies Rd8 (rook d5→d8).
  3. Best move: a7 — pawn a6→a7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, rook endgame, short. The key move is a6.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5pp1/P1pr3p/1k5P/4K1P1/5P2/R7 b - - 0 35

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