Chess Puzzle #6z2C6 — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1833 · Advanced · advanced pawn, defensive move, endgame, equality, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king b5; queen e5; pawn a5. Black: king h1; pawns g2/h3. White is ahead by 8 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1+ — queen e5→e1, gives check. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g1=Q — pawn g2→g1, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, defensive move, endgame, equality, one move, promotion, queen endgame. The key move is g1=Q.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/PK2Q3/8/7p/6p1/7k w - - 4 72

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