Chess Puzzle #9x1UK — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1728 · Advanced · endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king f4; pawn g3. Black: king f2; pawns h5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg2 — king f2→g2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kg5 — king f4→g5. Opponent replies Kxg3 (king g2→g3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Kxh5 — king g5→h5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short. The key move is Kg5.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/8/7p/5K2/6P1/5k2/8 b - - 1 52

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