Chess Puzzle #101ie — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1296 · Intermediate · endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king b4; pawns b3/f4/h3. Black: king d5; pawns f5/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb5 — king b4→b5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ke4 — king d5→e4. Opponent replies Kc5 (king b5→c5).
  3. Best move: Kxf4 — king e4→f4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short. The key move is Ke4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/3k1p2/1K3P1p/1P5P/8/8 w - - 2 60

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