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

Rating 1912 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, pawn endgame, short.

Position

White: king d3; pawns a4/b2/c5. Black: king h3; pawns a7/b6/g4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g4→g3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c6 — pawn c5→c6. Opponent replies g2 (pawn g3→g2).
  3. Best move: c7 — pawn c6→c7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, pawn endgame, short. The key move is c6.

Position data

FEN: 8/p7/1p6/2P5/P5p1/3K3k/1P6/8 b - - 0 58

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