Chess Puzzle #8jtew — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1515 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, short.

Position

White: king g5; pawns f5/h5. Black: king e5; pawns f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg4 — king g5→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Opponent replies h6 (pawn h5→h6).
  3. Best move: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, short. The key move is f6.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pp1/8/4kPKP/8/8/8/8 w - - 1 47

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