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

Rating 1975 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion, rook endgame.

Position

White: king d4; rook e3. Black: king b2; pawns b4/c2. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re2 — rook e3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: b3 — pawn b4→b3. Opponent replies Kd3 (king d4→d3).
  3. Best move: Kb1 — king b2→b1. Opponent replies Kc3 (king d3→c3).
  4. Best move: c1=Q+ — pawn c2→c1, promotes to queen, gives check.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, promotion, rook endgame. The key move is b3.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/8/1p1K4/4R3/1kp5/8 w - - 0 67

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