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

Rating 1877 · Advanced · endgame, equality, long, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king d4; pawns b4/h5. Black: king e6; pawns a6/b5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd6 — king e6→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h6 — pawn h5→h6. Opponent replies Kc6 (king d6→c6).
  3. Best move: Ke5 — king d4→e5. Opponent replies a5 (pawn a6→a5).
  4. Best move: bxa5 — pawn b4→a5, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, long, pawn endgame. The key move is h6.

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/p3k3/1p5P/1P1K4/8/8/8 b - - 2 49

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