Chess Puzzle #94FzZ — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1610 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, master, promotion, rook endgame.

Position

White: king e3; rook c6; pawns e6/g2. Black: king g8; rook f6; pawns b5/g5/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king g8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Opponent replies Rxc6 (rook f6→c6, captures rook).
  3. Best move: e8=Q — pawn e7→e8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, master, promotion, rook endgame, short. The key move is e7.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/8/2R1Pr2/1p4pp/8/4K3/6P1/8 b - - 5 56

Solve this puzzle interactively on Brilliant Knight — free tactics training powered by Stockfish 18, no signup required.

Puzzle data from the Lichess puzzle database (CC0). Analysis powered by Stockfish 18 in your browser.