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

Rating 1902 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, intermezzo, promotion, short.

Position

White: king b1; queen c6; knight c7; pawns a4/b2/d5/e3/h7. Black: king b8; queen c8; rook g8; bishop h8; pawns a7/b6/f2/f5/g4. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg8=Q — pawn h7→g8, captures rook, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: f1=Q+ — pawn f2→f1, promotes to queen, gives check. Opponent replies Ka2 (king b1→a2).
  3. Best move: Qxg8 — queen c8→g8, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, intermezzo, promotion, short. The key move is f1=Q+.

Position data

FEN: 1kq3rb/p1N4P/1pQ5/3P1p2/P5p1/4P3/1P3p2/1K6 w - - 2 53

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