Chess Puzzle #3hgdr — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1054 · Beginner · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king a7; bishop g6; pawns a6/h6. Black: king c7; rook e1. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re6 — rook e1→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7. Opponent replies Rxg6 (rook e6→g6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: h8=Q — pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, short. The key move is h7.

Position data

FEN: 8/K1k5/P5BP/8/8/8/8/4r3 b - - 0 56

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