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

Rating 1496 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king d3; pawns a4/b4/e4. Black: king h4; pawns a5/d4/e5/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: axb4 — pawn a5→b4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: a5 — pawn a4→a5. Opponent replies Kg3 (king h4→g3).
  3. Best move: a6 — pawn a5→a6. Opponent replies b3 (pawn b4→b3).
  4. Best move: a7 — pawn a6→a7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move. The key move is a5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/p3p2p/PP1pP2k/3K4/8/8 b - - 0 45

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