Chess Puzzle #6U7hw — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1873 · Advanced · crushing, defensive move, endgame, master, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king d3; pawns a5/b4/e5. Black: king g3; pawns a6/b5/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf4 — king g3→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Opponent replies g3 (pawn g4→g3).
  3. Best move: Ke2 — king d3→e2.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, master, pawn endgame, short. The key move is e6.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p7/Pp2P2p/1P4p1/3K2k1/8/8 b - - 0 48

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