SOLUTION – SUICIDE MISSION

(This is a solution. To have a look at the problem first, click here)

This problem is very straightforward if you understand the main concept behind it. The idea is to promote all the pawns (starting with the g pawn) to ROOKS (!) to drive the white king towards a6, where it’ll assist the white queen to deliver the mate on a7.

Still can’t get it? Here we go then.

1.    g8=R +     Kf6

2.    f8=R +     Ke6

3.    e8=R +     Kd6

4.    d8=R +     Kc6

5.    c8=R +     Kb6

6.    b8=R +     Ka6

And the final touch

7.    Ra7 +       Qxa7 #

The final position deserves a diagram.

That's what I call a beautiful solution.


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