Chess Puzzle #W5FL5 — Expert, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king d5; pawns a4/e5/g4/h3. Black: king g3; bishop c5; pawns a6/b6/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (4 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kxh3 — king g3→h3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: a5 — pawn a4→a5. Opponent replies Kxg4 (king h3→g4, captures pawn).
3. Best move: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Opponent replies h5 (pawn h6→h5).
4. Best move: axb6 — pawn a5→b6, captures pawn. Opponent replies Bxb6 (bishop c5→b6, captures pawn).
5. Best move: e7 — pawn e6→e7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, very long. The key move is a5.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/pp4pp/2bKP3/P5P1/6kP/8/8 b - - 0 49

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