Chess Puzzle #CyzN6 — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1917 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, quiet move, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king e5; rook h1; pawns g5/h7. Black: king g7; rook d8; pawns d5/e2. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook h1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Opponent replies h8=Q+ (pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen, gives check).
  3. Best move: Kxh8 — king g7→h8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, quiet move, rook endgame, short. The key move is d4.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/6kP/8/3pK1P1/8/8/4p3/7R w - - 0 49

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