Chess Puzzle #PT4UG — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1830 · Advanced · advanced pawn, endgame, equality, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king g4; rook f1. Black: king d3; pawns e4/g5/h4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg5 — king g4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e3 — pawn e4→e3. Opponent replies Kf4 (king g5→f4).
  3. Best move: e2 — pawn e3→e2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, equality, rook endgame, short. The key move is e3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/6p1/4p1Kp/3k4/8/5R2 w - - 2 66

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