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

Rating 1426 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king e1; queen b5; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; pawns a2/c3/c7/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knight b8; pawns a7/b6/c4/e7/f4/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen d8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: c8=Q# — pawn c7→c8, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin, promotion. The combination ends with c8=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qk2r/p1P1ppb1/1p4p1/1Q6/2pP1p2/2P5/P4PPP/R3KB1R b KQkq - 0 15

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