Chess Puzzle #3QfS7 — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1478 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king a5; pawns a4/c3/f7. Black: king e7; pawn g5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb6 — king a5→b6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies a5 (pawn a4→a5).
  3. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies Kb5 (king b6→b5).
  4. Best move: g2 — pawn g3→g2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 8/4kP2/8/K5p1/P7/2P5/8/8 w - - 1 56

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