Chess Puzzle #H4Qqs — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1416 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king d3; pawns a3/b4/f3/g3/h2. Black: king d5; pawns a4/b5/f5/g5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc3 — king d3→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies fxg4 (pawn f3→g4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/8/1p1k1pp1/pP6/P2K1PP1/7P/8 w - - 0 29

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