Chess Puzzle #1Xf51 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1334 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks d8/h1; bishop g5; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e7/f4/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen b7; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knights a5/b6; pawns a7/b5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd8 — rook a8→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: exd8=Q# — pawn e7→d8, captures rook, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, promotion. The combination ends with exd8=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2Rk2r/pq2Ppbp/1n4p1/np4B1/5P2/2N2Q1P/PPP3P1/2K4R b kq - 2 16

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