Chess Puzzle #0qVaO — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1464 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king g2; bishop g4; pawn b7. Black: king e1; knight e5; pawns f2/g3/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b8=Q — pawn b7→b8, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f1=Q# — pawn f2→f1, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, promotion. The combination ends with f1=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1P6/8/4n3/6Bp/6p1/5pK1/4k3 w - - 3 87

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