Chess Puzzle #1Ry8H — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1265 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king a2; queen g8; rook h1; bishop c4; pawns c2/e4/f5/h7. Black: king f8; queen b4; rooks e7/h8; bishop b7; pawns a4/d4/g5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg8 — rook h8→g8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: hxg8=Q# — pawn h7→g8, captures rook, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, promotion. The combination ends with hxg8=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5kQr/1b2r2P/8/5Pp1/pqBpP3/8/K1P5/7R b - - 3 45

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