Chess Puzzle #BRBP0 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1456 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king b4; pawns b6/c5/g5/h5. Black: king f3; pawns b7/c6/f4/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg4 — king f3→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g6 — pawn g5→g6. Opponent replies f3 (pawn f4→f3).
  3. Best move: g7 — pawn g6→g7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is g6.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p5p/1Pp5/2P3PP/1K3p2/5k2/8/8 b - - 0 51

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