Chess Puzzle #1ugTW — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 538 · Beginner · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, promotion, quiet move.

Position

White: king b5; pawns a4/b3. Black: king f3; pawns a5/g5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxa5 — king b5→a5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies b4 (pawn b3→b4).
  3. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies b5 (pawn b4→b5).
  4. Best move: g2 — pawn g3→g2. Opponent replies b6 (pawn b5→b6).
  5. Best move: g1=Q — pawn g2→g1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, promotion, quiet move, very long. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/pK4p1/P7/1P3k2/8/8 w - - 2 51

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