Chess Puzzle #44KUw — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king d5; bishop d7; pawns a4/h3. Black: king b4; pawns a7/c4/f6/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king d5→d4. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Opponent replies Bf5 (bishop d7→f5).
3. Best move: Kb3 — king b4→b3. Opponent replies Kd3 (king d4→d3).
4. Best move: Kb2 — king b3→b2. Opponent replies Ke3 (king d3→e3).
5. Best move: c2 — pawn c3→c2. Opponent replies Bxc2 (bishop f5→c2, captures pawn).
6. Best move: Kxc2 — king b2→c2, captures bishop.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, very long. The key move is c3.

Position data

FEN: 8/p2B4/5p2/3K4/Pkp4p/7P/8/8 w - - 0 52

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