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

Rating 1720 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king f2; pawns a5/b4/c4/g2/h3. Black: king e6; pawns a6/c6/e4/f4/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke5 — king e6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: b5 — pawn b4→b5. Opponent replies axb5 (pawn a6→b5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: a6 — pawn a5→a6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is b5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p1p1k2p/P7/1PP1pp2/7P/5KP1/8 b - - 0 44

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