Chess Puzzle #4bdW9 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1222 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king c3; pawns a2/d4/e3/f4/h2. Black: king h3; pawns a7/b7/d5/f5/f7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h3→h2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kb4 — king c3→b4. Opponent replies Kg3 (king h2→g3).
  3. Best move: Kc5 — king b4→c5.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is Kb4.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp3p2/8/3p1p2/3P1P2/2K1P2k/P6P/8 b - - 1 37

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