Chess Puzzle #3M68p — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1902 · Advanced · endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king f3; pawns b3/c4/e5/f4/g4/h2. Black: king b6; pawns c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ka5 — king b6→a5. Opponent replies g5 (pawn g4→g5).
  3. Best move: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short. The key move is Ka5.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pp1/1k2p2p/2p1P3/2P2PP1/1P3K2/7P/8 w - - 1 42

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