Chess Puzzle #2vWwu — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1463 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king f3; pawns g3/h3. Black: king g1; pawns g5/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh2 — king g1→h2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: gxh4 — pawn g3→h4, captures pawn. Opponent replies gxh4 (pawn g5→h4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Kg4 — king f3→g4.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move gxh4 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/6p1/7p/5KPP/8/6k1 b - - 0 49

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