Chess Puzzle #5qfUO — Expert, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king f5; pawns a3/d7/g3/g5/h6. Black: king d5; bishop f8; knight d8; pawns a6/b6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kd6 — king d5→d6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Kg6 — king f5→g6. Opponent replies Kxd7 (king d6→d7, captures pawn).
3. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7. Opponent replies Bxa3 (bishop f8→a3, captures pawn).
4. Best move: h8=Q — pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion. The key move is Kg6.

Position data

FEN: 3n1b2/3P4/pp5P/3k1KP1/8/P5P1/8/8 b - - 0 45

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