A pawn capturing a Rook while promoting to a Queen - that is pretty powerful stuff. When the Queen leaves the board, it is almost like it magically reappears on the other side, to further trouble the enemy King.
Below, Bill Wall shows how it is done.
Wall, Bill - Zulfikar
SparkChess, 2024
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6
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7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qh5
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9...Nf6 10.Qe2 Kf7 was seen in Wall,B - Guest1475978, Sofia, 2013 (1-0, 28).
10.Nc3 Nf6 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.f3 Be6
Black's minor pieces are developed, his Queen faces the enemy King (and Queen) and all he needs to do now is castle - no, wait a minute, he cannot castle.
But his still needs a plan.
13.O-O Nf4 14.Qe1 Qf7 15.d4
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The kind of slip that makes me wonder what the time control for this game was.
16.Bxf4 Bh3
Aggression easily dealt with.
17.Bg3 Bd7 18.Rd1 Nh5
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Maintaining his aggressive stance. His problem is that White now has control of the center, is better developed, and is planning to open the position.
19.Nd5 Kd8 20.Bh4+ Nf6 21.e5 c6
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22.exf6 cxd5 23.fxg7+
The capture comes with check.
23...Kc7 24.Qa5+ b6 25.gxh8=Q
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Cute. If now 25...bxa5, then with 26.Qxa8 White will have exchanged a Queen and a pawn for two Rooks - but also have promoted to another Queen.
25...Rxh8 26.Qxa7+
Those Queens!
26...Kc6 27.Rd3 Rg8
Threatening checkmate, but it is too late.
28.Rc3+ Kb5 29.Qxd7+ Black resigned
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White has a checkmate in two moves.
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