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

Rating 1526 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, very long.

Position

White: king g3; pawns g2/h3. Black: king c5; pawns g5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd5 — king c5→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Opponent replies g4 (pawn g5→g4).
  3. Best move: Kf4 — king g3→f4. Opponent replies Kd4 (king d5→d4).
  4. Best move: Kg5 — king f4→g5. Opponent replies Ke3 (king d4→e3).
  5. Best move: Kxh5 — king g5→h5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, very long. The key move is h4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/2k3pp/8/6KP/6P1/8 b - - 1 49

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