Chess Puzzle #kMYGq — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1874 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, short.

Position

White: king h2; queen c6; rook e6; pawns b2/c2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rook f8; pawns a6/e2/f5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Re7 — rook e6→e7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: e1=Q — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen. Opponent replies Rxe1 (rook e7→e1, captures queen).
  3. Best move: Qxe1 — queen f2→e1, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, promotion, short. The key move is e1=Q.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/7p/p1Q1R3/5p2/8/7P/1PP1pqPK/8 w - - 0 32

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