Chess Puzzle #i7YLO — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2101 · Expert · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, promotion, very long.

Position

White: king c5; pawns c4/h3. Black: king f3; pawns f4/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (4 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd6 — king c5→d6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Ke4 — king f3→e4. Opponent replies c5 (pawn c4→c5).
  3. Best move: f3 — pawn f4→f3. Opponent replies c6 (pawn c5→c6).
  4. Best move: f2 — pawn f3→f2. Opponent replies c7 (pawn c6→c7).
  5. Best move: f1=Q — pawn f2→f1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, pawn endgame, promotion, very long. The key move is Ke4.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/2K5/2P2p1p/5k1P/8/8 w - - 0 56

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