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

Rating 1845 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, rook endgame, very long.

Position

White: king h3; rook e4; pawn e3. Black: king g5; rook a6; pawns a4/f4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf4 — rook e4→f4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: a3 — pawn a4→a3. Opponent replies Rf1 (rook f4→f1).
  3. Best move: a2 — pawn a3→a2. Opponent replies Ra1 (rook f1→a1).
  4. Best move: Kf5 — king g5→f5. Opponent replies Kg2 (king h3→g2).
  5. Best move: Ke4 — king f5→e4.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, rook endgame, very long. The key move is a3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/r7/6k1/p3Rp2/4P2K/8/8 w - - 0 56

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