Chess Puzzle #FEWE5 — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1928 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king f7; pawns a5/h2. Black: king b5; pawn h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxa5 — king b5→a5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h4 — pawn h2→h4. Opponent replies Kb4 (king a5→b4).
  3. Best move: Kg6 — king f7→g6. Opponent replies Kc5 (king b4→c5).
  4. Best move: Kxh5 — king g6→h5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/5K2/8/Pk5p/8/8/7P/8 b - - 2 65

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