Chess Puzzle #1Q9Sg — Expert, White to move, endgame

Rating 2088 · Expert · endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king d4; pawns b6/c4/f4/g4/h4. Black: king c7; pawns a7/e6/f6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: axb6 — pawn a7→b6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g5 — pawn g4→g5. Opponent replies fxg5 (pawn f6→g5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short. The key move is g5.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1k4p/1P2ppp1/8/2PK1PPP/8/8/8 b - - 0 31

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