Chess Puzzle #4bsCF — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1279 · Intermediate · crushing, endgame, master, short, skewer.

Position

White: king d6; bishop g2; pawns a4/b5/b7/h3. Black: king f5; queen e1; pawns a5/g3/h4. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: b8=Q — pawn b7→b8, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe5+ — queen e1→e5, gives check. Opponent replies Kc6 (king d6→c6).
  3. Best move: Qxb8 — queen e5→b8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

crushing, endgame, master, short, skewer. The key move is Qe5+.

Position data

FEN: 8/1P6/3K4/pP3k2/P6p/6pP/6B1/4q3 w - - 0 76

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