Chess Puzzle #6Qqzd — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1454 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king d5; rook b6; pawn c6. Black: king f5; rook h4; pawns g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re4 — rook h4→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c7 — pawn c6→c7. Opponent replies Re8 (rook e4→e8).
  3. Best move: Rb8 — rook b6→b8.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, rook endgame, short. The key move is c7.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1RP3p1/3K1k1p/7r/8/8/8 b - - 0 58

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