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

Rating 1759 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, very long, zugzwang.

Position

White: king f3; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/g4. Black: king d5; pawns a4/b5/c4/g3/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg3 — king f3→g3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ke4 — king d5→e4. Opponent replies Kg2 (king g3→g2).
  3. Best move: Kf4 — king e4→f4. Opponent replies Kh3 (king g2→h3).
  4. Best move: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Opponent replies d5 (pawn d4→d5).
  5. Best move: Ke5 — king f4→e5.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, quiet move, very long, zugzwang. The key move is Ke4.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/8/1p1k2p1/p1pP2P1/P1P2Kp1/1P6/8 w - - 0 41

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