Chess Puzzle #o9543 — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1898 · Advanced · advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, master, short.

Position

White: king g8; bishop e6; pawns a3/g6. Black: king b6; bishop e3; pawns a7/b7/d5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Kh7 — king g8→h7. Opponent replies d3 (pawn d4→d3).
  3. Best move: g7 — pawn g6→g7.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, bishop endgame, crushing, endgame, master, short. The key move is Kh7.

Position data

FEN: 6K1/pp6/1k2B1P1/3p4/8/P3b3/8/8 b - - 0 48

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