Chess Puzzle #JPHuC — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1476 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king c3; pawns b4/c4/e5/f6/g5/h4. Black: king d8; pawns b6/c5/f5/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b4→b5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kd7 — king d8→d7. Opponent replies Kd2 (king c3→d2).
  3. Best move: Ke6 — king d7→e6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, short. The key move is Kd7.

Position data

FEN: 3k4/5p2/1p3Pp1/2p1PpPp/1PP4P/2K5/8/8 w - - 1 39

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