Chess Puzzle #HjqXs — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1618 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long, rook endgame.

Position

White: king d2; rooks a1/a2; pawns a3/b4/c3/d4/f4/g4. Black: king f3; rooks a4/a8; pawns b5/c6/d5/e6/f5/f7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg4 — king f3→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Ke3 — king d2→e3. Opponent replies Rxa3 (rook a4→a3, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: Rxa3 — rook a2→a3, captures rook. Opponent replies Rxa3 (rook a8→a3, captures rook).
  4. Best move: Rxa3 — rook a1→a3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, rook endgame. The key move is Ke3.

Position data

FEN: r7/5p2/2p1p3/1p1p1p2/rP1P1PP1/P1P2k2/R2K4/R7 b - - 0 32

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