Chess Puzzle #1bfe5 — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1673 · Advanced · endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king d4; pawns a5/b4/c5/g2/h3. Black: king e6; pawns a7/b7/f5/g4/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures pawn. Opponent replies a6 (pawn a5→a6).
  3. Best move: bxa6 — pawn b7→a6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short. The key move fxg4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp6/4k3/P1P2p1p/1P1K2p1/7P/6P1/8 w - - 0 41

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