Chess Puzzle #JYZTZ — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king d1; pawns a2/g3/h4. Black: king c4; pawns a4/c6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (5 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kc2 — king d1→c2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: h5 — pawn h7→h5. Opponent replies g4 (pawn g3→g4).
3. Best move: hxg4 — pawn h5→g4, captures pawn. Opponent replies h5 (pawn h4→h5).
4. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies h6 (pawn h5→h6).
5. Best move: g2 — pawn g3→g2. Opponent replies h7 (pawn h6→h7).
6. Best move: g1=Q — pawn g2→g1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, promotion, quiet move, very long. The key move is h5.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/2p5/8/p1k4P/6P1/P7/3K4 w - - 0 48

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