Chess Puzzle #H6wSF — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1510 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, master, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king e4; pawn d4. Black: king b4; pawn a4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd3 — king e4→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kb3 — king b4→b3. Opponent replies d5 (pawn d4→d5).
  3. Best move: a3 — pawn a4→a3. Opponent replies d6 (pawn d5→d6).
  4. Best move: a2 — pawn a3→a2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, master, pawn endgame. The key move is Kb3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/8/pk1PK3/8/8/8 w - - 0 55

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