Chess Puzzle #CYBPU — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1892 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king d3; pawns a4/b3/c5/f2/g4/h3. Black: king e5; pawns a6/c6/c7/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke3 — king d3→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kd5 — king e5→d5. Opponent replies b4 (pawn b3→b4).
  3. Best move: Kc4 — king d5→c4.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is Kd5.

Position data

FEN: 8/2p2p2/p1p4p/2P1k1p1/P5P1/1P1K3P/5P2/8 w - - 0 31

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