Chess Puzzle #3vfr3 — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king e3; pawns f3/g4. Black: king g3; pawns g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (6 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king e3→e4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: h5 — pawn h6→h5. Opponent replies gxh5 (pawn g4→h5, captures pawn).
3. Best move: gxh5 — pawn g6→h5, captures pawn. Opponent replies f4 (pawn f3→f4).
4. Best move: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f4→f5).
5. Best move: h3 — pawn h4→h3. Opponent replies f6 (pawn f5→f6).
6. Best move: h2 — pawn h3→h2. Opponent replies Kd4 (king e4→d4).
7. Best move: h1=Q — pawn h2→h1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, promotion, quiet move, very long. The key move is h5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6pp/8/6P1/4KPk1/8/8 w - - 2 51

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