Chess Puzzle #7emXr — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1739 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king e3; pawns a2/f4/h5. Black: king d5; pawns a7/b4/c4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h6 — pawn h5→h6. Opponent replies Ke6 (king d5→e6).
  3. Best move: h7 — pawn h6→h7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is h6.

Position data

FEN: 8/p7/8/3k3P/1pp2P2/4K3/P7/8 b - - 0 39

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