Chess Puzzle #FX9Km — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1791 · Advanced · advanced pawn, endgame, equality, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king h1; queen c7; pawns b5/g3. Black: king g8; queen e3; pawns d5/e6/f7/g4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: b6 — pawn b5→b6. Opponent replies d3 (pawn d4→d3).
  3. Best move: b7 — pawn b6→b7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, equality, queen endgame, short. The key move is b6.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2Q2p2/4p3/1P1p4/6p1/4q1P1/8/7K b - - 0 35

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