Chess Puzzle #KML7s — Master, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2422 · Master · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move, zugzwang.

Position

White: king d2; pawns d5/e4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king b4; pawns c4/d6/e7/g5/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc2 — king d2→c2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Kc5 — king b4→c5. Opponent replies Kc3 (king c2→c3).
  3. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4. Opponent replies h3 (pawn h2→h3).
  4. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, quiet move, zugzwang. The key move is Kc5.

Position data

FEN: 8/4p3/3p4/3P1Pp1/1kp1P2p/8/3K2PP/8 w - - 2 44

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