Chess Puzzle #03lYh — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 854 · Beginner · advanced pawn, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; pawn h7. Black: king b3; knight f6; pawns a3/b2. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h8=Q — pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: a2# — pawn a3→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with a2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/7P/5n2/8/8/pk6/1p6/1K6 w - - 1 56

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