Chess Puzzle #3Dptc — Master, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2739 · Master · endgame, equality, quiet move, very long.

Position

White: king f3; rook c2; pawns a3/b4/h3. Black: king d5; bishop d4; pawns a6/b5/e5/f4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be3 — bishop d4→e3. Opponent replies Ke2 (king f3→e2).
  3. Best move: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Opponent replies h5 (pawn h4→h5).
  4. Best move: Kd4 — king d5→d4. Opponent replies Ke1 (king e2→e1).
  5. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, quiet move, very long. The key move is Be3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p7/1p1kp3/1P1b1p2/P4K1P/2R5/8 w - - 2 41

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