Chess Puzzle #q252S — Expert, Black to move, endgame

Rating 2276 · Expert · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, rook endgame.

Position

White: king c4; rook d1; pawns g2/h2. Black: king e4; pawns e3/f4/g5/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (3 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc3 — king c4→c3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e2 — pawn e3→e2. Opponent replies Rc1 (rook d1→c1).
  3. Best move: Ke3 — king e4→e3. Opponent replies h3 (pawn h2→h3).
  4. Best move: g4 — pawn g5→g4.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, long, rook endgame. The key move is e2.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/6pp/2K1kp2/4p3/6PP/3R4 w - - 2 48

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