Chess Puzzle #IDqEF — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1876 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, very long.

Position

White: king g7; pawns b4/d4/g4. Black: king e7; pawns b5/d5/f6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king g7→g8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f5 — pawn f6→f5. Opponent replies g5 (pawn g4→g5).
  3. Best move: f4 — pawn f5→f4. Opponent replies Kh8 (king g8→h8).
  4. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3. Opponent replies g6 (pawn g5→g6).
  5. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, very long. The key move is f5.

Position data

FEN: 8/4k1K1/5p2/1p1p4/1P1P2P1/8/8/8 w - - 7 53

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