Chess Puzzle #84heV — Expert, White to move, endgame

Rating 2385 · Expert · crushing, defensive move, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king d2; queen f4; pawns a3/b4/h3. Black: king f5; pawns d4/e5/h4. White is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf4 — king f5→f4, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: b5 — pawn b4→b5. Opponent replies e4 (pawn e5→e4).
  3. Best move: b6 — pawn b5→b6. Opponent replies e3+ (pawn e4→e3, gives check).
  4. Best move: Ke1 — king d2→e1.

Tactical themes

crushing, defensive move, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move. The key move is b5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/4pk2/1P1p1Q1p/P6P/3K4/8 b - - 0 57

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