Chess Puzzle #LLAmZ — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1931 · Advanced · endgame, equality, long, pawn endgame, quiet move.

Position

White: king f5; pawns a4/c4/f6. Black: king f7; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: c6 — pawn c7→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: a5 — pawn a4→a5. Opponent replies c5 (pawn c6→c5).
  3. Best move: Kg5 — king f5→g5. Opponent replies d5 (pawn d6→d5).
  4. Best move: cxd5 — pawn c4→d5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, long, pawn endgame, quiet move. The key move is a5.

Position data

FEN: 8/1pp2k2/p2p1P2/5K2/P1P5/8/8/8 b - - 0 36

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