Chess Puzzle #2xV3U — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, pawn endgame, short, zugzwang.

Position

White: king h5; pawns g5/h2. Black: king f4; pawns g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h2→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kf5 — king f4→f5. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g5→g6).
  3. Best move: hxg6# — pawn h7→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, pawn endgame, short, zugzwang. The combination ends with hxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6pp/8/6PK/5k2/8/7P/8 w - - 3 41

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