Chess Puzzle #WCpoT — Master, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king g5; pawns g2/h4. Black: king e5; pawns d5/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (7 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Kxh5 — king g5→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Opponent replies Kg4 (king h5→g4).
3. Best move: d3 — pawn d4→d3. Opponent replies Kf3 (king g4→f3).
4. Best move: Kd4 — king e5→d4. Opponent replies h5 (pawn h4→h5).
5. Best move: Kc3 — king d4→c3. Opponent replies h6 (pawn h5→h6).
6. Best move: d2 — pawn d3→d2. Opponent replies Ke2 (king f3→e2).
7. Best move: Kc2 — king c3→c2. Opponent replies Ke3 (king e2→e3).
8. Best move: d1=Q — pawn d2→d1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, promotion, quiet move, very long. The key move is d4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/3pk1Kp/7P/8/6P1/8 w - - 2 49

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