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Pawn endgame puzzles

Only kings and pawns remain. Everything can be calculated exactly, so one wrong king move changes the result.

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Black to move. Find the best move.

Black wins in 5 moves. Puzzle rating 1094.

How to spot it

Learn the opposition and the square of the pawn. Before you push, count whether your king or theirs reaches the important squares first.

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