Chess Puzzle #04oLf — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 789 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen a8; pawns c4/f4. Black: king h5; rook g2; bishop d4; pawns a6/c5/f5/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc2 — rook g2→c2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen a8→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q7/8/p5pp/2p2p1k/2Pb1P2/7K/6r1/8 b - - 0 49

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