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

Rating 1852 · Advanced · endgame, equality, quiet move, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king d6; rook e7. Black: king f4; pawns f6/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke6 — king d6→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Opponent replies Kd5 (king e6→d5).
  3. Best move: h3 — pawn h4→h3.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, quiet move, rook endgame, short. The key move is h4.

Position data

FEN: 8/4R3/3K1p2/7p/5k2/8/8/8 w - - 0 45

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