Chess Puzzle #Dg8JY — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1645 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king f2; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/g3/h4. Black: king f7; pawns a7/b6/c6/e4/f5/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b2→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ke6 — king f7→e6. Opponent replies Ke1 (king f2→e1).
  3. Best move: Kd5 — king e6→d5. Opponent replies Kd2 (king e1→d2).
  4. Best move: Kc4 — king d5→c4.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame. The key move is Ke6.

Position data

FEN: 8/p4k2/1pp5/5p1p/3Pp2P/4P1P1/PP3K2/8 w - - 2 38

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