Chess Puzzle #4697f — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1984 · Advanced · crushing, deflection, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king a7; pawns f5/g4. Black: king e5; pawns g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb7 — king a7→b7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h5 — pawn h6→h5. Opponent replies gxh5 (pawn g4→h5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Kxf5 — king e5→f5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, deflection, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is h5.

Position data

FEN: 8/K7/7p/4kPp1/6P1/8/8/8 w - - 1 69

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