Chess Puzzle #CPw28 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1407 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king g1; queen e8; rooks e1/f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f7/g3/h2. Black: king d8; queen d2; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/g6/h3. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook f8→e8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: fxe8=Q# — pawn f7→e8, captures rook, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, promotion. The combination ends with fxe8=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2kQr2/ppp2P2/2nb2p1/8/3P4/2P3Pp/PP1q3P/4RRK1 b - - 3 25

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