Chess Puzzle #3kV8m — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1509 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, very long.

Position

White: king h4; pawn g5. Black: king f5; pawn e6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kh5 — king h4→h5. Opponent replies e4 (pawn e5→e4).
  3. Best move: g6 — pawn g5→g6. Opponent replies Kf6 (king f5→f6).
  4. Best move: Kh6 — king h5→h6. Opponent replies e3 (pawn e4→e3).
  5. Best move: g7 — pawn g6→g7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, very long. The key move is Kh5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4p3/5kP1/7K/8/8/8 b - - 2 58

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