Chess Puzzle #1xgQn — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 633 · Beginner · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king c5; pawns a5/b4/e5/f3/f4/h4. Black: king e7; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb6 — king c5→b6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Opponent replies Kxa6 (king b6→a6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, short. The key move is d4.

Position data

FEN: 8/4k3/p3p1p1/PpKpP2p/1P3P1P/5P2/8/8 w - - 9 42

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