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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king f1; queen a8; pawns b4/d6/e6. Black: king g4; bishop c4; pawns b5/f2/g3/g5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg2 — king f1→g2. 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: Q7/8/3PP3/1p4p1/1Pb3k1/6p1/5p2/5K2 w - - 2 48

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