Chess Puzzle #FI8Vt — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1522 · Intermediate · advantage, endgame, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king e3; rook b1; pawns b2/c3/d4/h4. Black: king g4; rook a2; pawns b3/c4/d5/e6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh4 — king g4→h4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kf4 — king e3→f4. Opponent replies Kh3 (king h4→h3).
  3. Best move: Ke5 — king f4→e5.

Tactical themes

advantage, endgame, rook endgame, short. The key move is Kf4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4p3/3p4/2pP2kP/1pP1K3/rP6/1R6 b - - 4 51

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