Chess Puzzle #1m8ou — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1957 · Advanced · crushing, defensive move, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king d5; pawns c3/g3/h4. Black: king f6; pawns a7/f7/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf5 — king f6→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c4 — pawn c3→c4. Opponent replies a5 (pawn a7→a5).
  3. Best move: c5 — pawn c4→c5. Opponent replies Kf6 (king f5→f6).
  4. Best move: Kd6 — king d5→d6.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move. The key move is c4.

Position data

FEN: 8/p4p2/5k2/3K3p/6pP/2P3P1/8/8 b - - 1 66

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