Chess Puzzle #29TkU — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1544 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, very long.

Position

White: king e2; pawn a3. Black: king h3; pawn g5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king e2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kh2 — king h3→h2. Opponent replies Ke2 (king f1→e2).
  3. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies a4 (pawn a3→a4).
  4. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies a5 (pawn a4→a5).
  5. Best move: g2 — pawn g3→g2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, very long. The key move is Kh2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/6p1/8/P6k/4K3/8 w - - 2 66

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