Chess Puzzle #3XKh8 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1226 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king d5; bishop f2; pawns c4/d6/h4. Black: king d7; rook e4; pawns a6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a5 — pawn a6→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c5 — pawn c4→c5. Opponent replies Kc8 (king d7→c8).
  3. Best move: c6 — pawn c5→c6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, quiet move, short. The key move is c5.

Position data

FEN: 8/3k2pp/p2P4/3K1p2/2P1r2P/8/5B2/8 b - - 3 50

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