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

Position

White: king a8; rook b7; pawns f2/g3/h4. Black: king d3; pawns d4/f5/g6/h5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Rg7 — rook b7→g7. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Ke2 — king d3→e2. Opponent replies Rxg6 (rook g7→g6, captures pawn).
3. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Opponent replies f4 (pawn f2→f4).
4. Best move: d2 — pawn d3→d2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, equality, long, rook endgame. The key move is Ke2.

Position data

FEN: K7/1R6/6p1/5p1p/3p3P/3k2P1/5P2/8 w - - 0 49

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