Chess Puzzle #19XIx — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1645 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion.

Position

White: king d6; rook c6; bishop a7; pawns c5/h3. Black: king h5; rook e2; pawns f3/g5/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb6 — rook c6→b6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies Rb1 (rook b6→b1).
  3. Best move: Re1 — rook e2→e1. Opponent replies c6 (pawn c5→c6).
  4. Best move: f1=Q — pawn f2→f1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion. The key move is f2.

Position data

FEN: 8/B7/2RK3p/2P3pk/8/5p1P/4r3/8 w - - 0 52

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