Chess Puzzle #KE31P — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1525 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, clearance, defensive move, endgame, short.

Position

White: king f6; bishop h3; pawns a4/e6. Black: king h6; rook d5; pawns a5/b6/c7/g3. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd2 — rook d5→d2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Opponent replies Re2 (rook d2→e2).
  3. Best move: Be6 — bishop h3→e6.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, clearance, defensive move, endgame, short. The key move is e7.

Position data

FEN: 8/2p5/1p2PK1k/p2r4/P7/6pB/8/8 b - - 0 40

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