Chess Puzzle #FeO2t — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1627 · Advanced · advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, long, promotion.

Position

White: king b3; bishop a3; pawns a4/c4/d4/g2/g3/h2. Black: king g6; pawns a5/e6/f4/h3. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3. Opponent replies d5 (pawn d4→d5).
  3. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies Bc5 (bishop a3→c5).
  4. Best move: f1=Q — pawn f2→f1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4p1k1/p7/P1PP1p2/BK4Pp/6PP/8 w - - 0 37

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