Chess Puzzle #BiEKP — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1998 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king e4; pawns a2/b2/f4/f5/g5/h5. Black: king c6; pawns a4/b4/c5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c4 — pawn c5→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h6 — pawn h5→h6. Opponent replies gxh6 (pawn g7→h6, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: g6 — pawn g5→g6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is h6.

Position data

FEN: 8/6pp/2k2p2/2p2PPP/pp2KP2/8/PP6/8 b - - 0 33

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