Chess Puzzle #4gvUf — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1060 · Beginner · advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b6; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/f6. Black: king b8; pawn e2. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e1=Q — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: a7# — pawn a6→a7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with a7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/1B6/PK3P2/1P6/8/8/4p3/8 b - - 0 59

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