Chess Puzzle #Dm5D8 — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1824 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king h4; pawns f2/g2/h2. Black: king c6; pawns e5/f5/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kg3 — king h4→g3. Opponent replies Kd5 (king c6→d5).
  3. Best move: Kf4 — king g3→f4.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is Kg3.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/2k2p2/4pp2/7K/8/5PPP/8 b - - 1 42

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