Chess Puzzle #5KGzp — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1602 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king f3; pawns a3/f4/g5/h2. Black: king c3; pawns a5/d5/e6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h2→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Opponent replies Ke2 (king f3→e2).
  3. Best move: Kc2 — king c3→c2. Opponent replies Kf2 (king e2→f2).
  4. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move. The key move is d4.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/4p3/p2p2P1/5P2/P1k2K2/7P/8 w - - 7 38

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