Chess Puzzle #53PaO — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1302 · Intermediate · bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king e5; bishop d4; pawns g5/h5. Black: king c2; bishop g4; pawns a2/d5/e6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kb1 — king c2→b1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g6 — pawn g5→g6. Opponent replies a1=Q (pawn a2→a1, promotes to queen).
  3. Best move: Bxa1 — bishop d4→a1, captures queen.

Tactical themes

bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is g6.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/4p3/3pK1PP/3B2b1/8/p1k5/8 b - - 0 49

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