Chess Puzzle #KZtCs — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1882 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king d4; pawns a3/b4/c3/e5/f4/g3. Black: king f5; pawns a7/b5/c4/c7/g4/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd5 — king d4→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Opponent replies gxh4 (pawn g3→h4, captures pawn).
  3. Best move: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Opponent replies e6 (pawn e5→e6).
  4. Best move: Kf6 — king f5→f6.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame. The key move is h4.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1p5/8/1p2Pk1p/1PpK1Pp1/P1P3P1/8/8 w - - 0 35

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