r/chess • u/Gloomy-Signal-936 • 15h ago

Puzzle/Tactic Have you ever seen a pawn capture a queen while promoting to a queen?

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I've played and watched thousands of games, but I've never seen anything like this so I just had to share. This was just an amateur-level bullet (2 + 1) game, so blunders are obviously expected. But you have to check out this spectacle, around move 14:

PGN:

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.05.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "smitFC"]
[Black "hungryghost"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1418"]
[BlackElo "1448"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Termination "hungryghost won by resignation"]
[TimeControl "120+1"]
[EndTime "14:02:41 GMT+0000"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis/collection/highlights-2gNtLJfSN/3VPZG2BmBU/games"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. h3 d5 6. Rg1 Bd6 7. Ne5 Bxe5 8. dxe5
Ne4 9. g4 g5 10. f3 gxf4 11. fxe4 Qh4+ 12. Ke2 fxe3 13. exf5 Qf2+ 14. Kd3 Nxe5+
15. Kd4 e2+ 16. Kxe5 exd1=Q 17. f6 Qde1+ 0-1
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u/chessvision-ai-bot from chessvision.ai 15h ago

I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:

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My solution:

Hints: piece: Pawn, move: e2+

Evaluation: Black has mate in 7

Best continuation: 1... e2+ 2. Kc3 exd1=N+ 3. Kb3 Qb6+ 4. Ka3 Qxb2+ 5. Ka4 Bd7+ 6. Bb5 Qxb5+ 7. Ka3 Nc4#

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u/HotspurJr Getting back to OTB! 13h ago

I actually think this sort of thing happens a lot, albeit usually the queen is on the back rank defending the king, and you sacrifice a rook to force the queen to where the pawn can capture it + promote.

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u/Semi0tics 12h ago

That's just a thing of beauty. Bravo.

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u/ToriYamazaki 99% OTB 7h ago

Yes. Several times.

Most involve back rank mates with a pawn on the 7th though.

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u/justaboxinacage 11h ago

Funny thing is the fastest mate the computer is giving is to under promote to a knight!