Chess Puzzle #8mAW1 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1434 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king b2; queen d2; pawns a2/c2/h7. Black: king f3; rook g1; pawns a6/b5/e2/e5/f6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e1=Q — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe1 — queen d2→e1, captures queen. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook g1→e1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: h8=Q — pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, advantage, endgame, promotion, short. The key move Qxe1 wins material.

Position data

FEN: 8/7P/p4p2/1p2p3/8/5k2/PKPQp3/6r1 b - - 0 43

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