Chess Puzzle #Ec5m1 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1413 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, promotion.

Position

White: king g2; queen c8; rook f7; knight e6; pawns b3/d7/e4/f3/g5. Black: king h8; queen e5; rook b8; bishop c3; pawns a5/c4/c5/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc8 — rook b8→c8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: dxc8=Q# — pawn d7→c8, captures rook, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, promotion. The combination ends with dxc8=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rQ4k/3P1R2/4N1p1/p1p1q1Pp/2p1P3/1Pb2P2/6K1/8 b - - 1 40

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