Chess Puzzle #6VTQe — Expert, White to move, endgame

Rating 2046 · Expert · crushing, endgame, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king e6; rook f8; pawns e5/f5. Black: king e4; rook a2; pawns a5/b5/d5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf2 — rook a2→f2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kd6 — king e6→d6. Opponent replies d4 (pawn d5→d4).
  3. Best move: e6 — pawn e5→e6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, rook endgame, short. The key move is Kd6.

Position data

FEN: 5R2/8/4K3/pp1pPP2/4k3/8/r7/8 b - - 0 63

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