Chess Puzzle #8fxOV — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1849 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king d4; pawns b4/c4/g2/h2. Black: king f4; pawns b6/c6/f6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf5 — king f4→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: b5 — pawn b4→b5. Opponent replies cxb5 (pawn c6→b5, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: cxb5 — pawn c4→b5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1pp2p1p/8/1PPK1k2/8/6PP/8 b - - 0 43

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