Chess Puzzle #F1A9f — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1615 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king d5; pawns e4/g5/h4. Black: king g6; pawns f4/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3. Opponent replies e6 (pawn e5→e6).
  3. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies e7 (pawn e6→e7).
  4. Best move: Kf7 — king g6→f7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame. The key move is f3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6k1/3K2Pp/4Pp1P/8/8/8 w - - 1 63

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