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

Rating 1924 · Advanced · endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king f3; pawns g3/h2. Black: king h3; pawns e6/g5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h3→h2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kg4 — king f3→g4. Opponent replies e5 (pawn e6→e5).
  3. Best move: Kxg5 — king g4→g5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, pawn endgame, short. The key move is Kg4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4p3/6p1/8/5KPk/7P/8 b - - 5 49

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