Chess Puzzle #4e4tT — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1243 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king f1; rook h5; pawns e4/g4. Black: king g6; bishop g5; pawns d4/e5/f4/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf2 — king f1→f2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Opponent replies Rh8 (rook h5→h8).
  3. Best move: d2 — pawn d3→d2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is d3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6k1/4p1bR/3pPpPp/8/8/5K2 w - - 2 54

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