Chess Puzzle #6JLiX — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1661 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king f4; rook d6; pawns e6/g5. Black: king e2; rook f3; pawn d2. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg4 — king f4→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rd3 — rook f3→d3. Opponent replies e7 (pawn e6→e7).
  3. Best move: d1=Q — pawn d2→d1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, rook endgame, short. The key move is Rd3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/3RP3/6P1/5K2/5r2/3pk3/8 w - - 3 65

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