Chess Puzzle #GPTpt — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1525 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king d5; pawns c3/e5. Black: king h4; pawns c4/g4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke4 — king d5→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies Kf3 (king e4→f3).
  3. Best move: Kh3 — king h4→h3. Opponent replies e6 (pawn e5→e6).
  4. Best move: g2 — pawn g3→g2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame. The key move is g3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/3KP3/2p3pk/2P5/8/8 w - - 0 45

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