Chess Puzzle #BRAdw — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king d6; rook e5; pawn c7. Black: king g3; rook c1; pawns g4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Rc5 — rook e5→c5. Opponent replies Rxc5 (rook c1→c5, captures rook).
3. Best move: Kxc5 — king d6→c5, captures rook. Opponent replies Kh2 (king g3→h2).
4. Best move: c8=Q — pawn c7→c8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion, rook endgame. The key move is Rc5.

Position data

FEN: 8/2P5/3K4/4R2p/6p1/6k1/8/2r5 b - - 0 59

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