Chess Puzzle #YQdfu — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1912 · Advanced · defensive move, endgame, equality, one move, pawn endgame.

Position

White: king e3; pawns a4/b5/c4/d5/g3/h2. Black: king f6; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/e4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke5 — king f6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g4 — pawn g3→g4.

Tactical themes

defensive move, endgame, equality, one move, pawn endgame. The key move is g4.

Position data

FEN: 8/2p5/1p1p1k1p/pP1P2p1/P1P1p3/4K1P1/7P/8 b - - 2 35

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