Chess Puzzle #8rWy6 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1567 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king e3; pawns a2/c2/d4/e5/f4/g5/h4. Black: king c7; pawns a6/c6/d5/e6/g6/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a2→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kb6 — king c7→b6. Opponent replies f5 (pawn f4→f5).
  3. Best move: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures pawn. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g5→g6).
  4. Best move: Ka5 — king b6→a5.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame. The key move is Kb6.

Position data

FEN: 8/2k3p1/p1p1p1p1/3pP1Pp/3P1P1P/4K3/P1P5/8 w - - 1 28

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