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

Rating 1813 · Advanced · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king b5; rook a3; bishop a2; pawns a6/c4/f3. Black: king g7; rook c8; bishop g2; pawns e5/f7/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: a7 — pawn a6→a7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: h3 — pawn h4→h3. Opponent replies Bb1 (bishop a2→b1).
  3. Best move: h2 — pawn h3→h2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, master, short. The key move is h3.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/5pk1/P7/1K2p3/2P4p/R4P2/B5b1/8 w - - 0 44

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