Chess Puzzle #7Vs0s — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1459 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, crushing, discovered attack, endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king f1; bishop e8; pawns a7/d7/f3/h3. Black: king e7; rook d4; pawns c5/f6/g5/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ra4 — rook d4→a4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: d8=Q+ — pawn d7→d8, promotes to queen, gives check. Opponent replies Kxd8 (king e7→d8, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Bxa4 — bishop e8→a4, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, discovered attack, endgame, promotion, short. The key move is d8=Q+.

Position data

FEN: 4B3/P2Pk3/5p2/2p3p1/3r3p/5P1P/8/5K2 b - - 0 39

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