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

Rating 1661 · Advanced · crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, zugzwang.

Position

White: king e2; pawns a3/b3/d4/f4/g5/h3. Black: king b5; pawns a5/d5/e4/f5/g6/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke3 — king e2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: a4 — pawn a5→a4. Opponent replies b4 (pawn b3→b4).
  3. Best move: Kc4 — king b5→c4. Opponent replies Ke2 (king e3→e2).
  4. Best move: Kxd4 — king c4→d4, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, long, pawn endgame, zugzwang. The key move is a4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6p1/pk1p1pP1/3PpP1p/PP5P/4K3/8 w - - 1 47

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