Chess Puzzle #5BwdL — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1415 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f5; bishop f4; pawns d6/g5. Black: king d7; rook e1; pawn h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re6 — rook e1→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g6 — pawn g5→g6. Opponent replies Re8 (rook e6→e8).
  3. Best move: g7 — pawn g6→g7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, short. The key move is g6.

Position data

FEN: 8/3k4/3P4/5KPp/5B2/8/8/4r3 b - - 4 48

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