Chess Puzzle #2qFBF — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king f5; bishop d5; pawn h3. Black: king g3; pawns f3/h4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kg5 — king f5→g5. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies Bc4 (bishop d5→c4).
3. Best move: Kxh3 — king g3→h3, captures pawn. Opponent replies Kf4 (king g5→f4).
4. Best move: Kg2 — king h3→g2. Opponent replies Bb5 (bishop c4→b5).
5. Best move: h3 — pawn h4→h3.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, very long. The key move is f2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/3B1K2/7p/5pkP/8/8 w - - 0 53

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