Chess Puzzle #4AW4m — Expert, White to move, middlegame

Rating 2042 · Expert · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, sacrifice.

Position

White: king e3; pawns a5/b4/b6/c3/g4/h3. Black: king e6; pawns a6/b7/e5/f6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd5 — king e6→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: b5 — pawn b4→b5. Opponent replies axb5 (pawn a6→b5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: a6 — pawn a5→a6. Opponent replies bxa6 (pawn b7→a6, captures pawn).
  4. Best move: b7 — pawn b6→b7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, sacrifice. The key move is b5.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p4p1/pP2kp1p/P3p3/1P4P1/2P1K2P/8/8 b - - 0 41

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