Chess Puzzle #22HT2 — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1279 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king c6; pawns a4/c4. Black: king d4; pawns a5/e5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd6 — king c6→d6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Opponent replies c5 (pawn c4→c5).
  3. Best move: e3 — pawn e4→e3. Opponent replies c6 (pawn c5→c6).
  4. Best move: e2 — pawn e3→e2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move. The key move is e4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2K5/p3p3/P1Pk4/8/8/8 w - - 0 61

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