Chess Puzzle #AWmAR — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short, zugzwang.

Position

White: king e3; pawns e5/g4. Black: king d7; pawns d5/g5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king e3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ke6 — king d7→e6. Opponent replies Kd3 (king d4→d3).
  3. Best move: Kxe5 — king e6→e5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short, zugzwang. The key move is Ke6.

Position data

FEN: 8/3k4/8/3pP1p1/6P1/4K3/8/8 w - - 2 57

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