Chess Puzzle #2jWh5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1366 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king d2; pawns a4/d3/d5/e4/g5. Black: king a5; pawns a7/c5/d6/f4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxa4 — king a5→a4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Opponent replies dxe5 (pawn d6→e5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: d6 — pawn d5→d6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is e5.

Position data

FEN: 8/p6p/3p2p1/k1pP2P1/P3Pp2/3P4/3K4/8 b - - 3 44

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