Chess Puzzle #BeDwd — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame.

Position

White: king c8; pawn b7. Black: king c6; rook f7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b8=Q — pawn b7→b8, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rf8# — rook f7→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame. The combination ends with Rf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2K5/1P3r2/2k5/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 7 65

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