Chess Puzzle #HyJF2 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1792 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king e5; pawns a6/b4/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c7; pawns b5/c6/e4/f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke6 — king e5→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f4 — pawn f5→f4. Opponent replies a7 (pawn a6→a7).
  3. Best move: Kb7 — king c7→b7. Opponent replies a8=Q+ (pawn a7→a8, promotes to queen, gives check).
  4. Best move: Kxa8 — king b7→a8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move. The key move is f4.

Position data

FEN: 8/2k4p/P1p3p1/1p2Kp2/1P2p3/8/2P2PPP/8 w - - 0 35

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