Chess Puzzle #06aAU — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1378 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame.

Position

White: king f4; queen g5; pawn b4. Black: king e7; rooks a3/d7; pawns e6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd6 — king e7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc5# — queen g5→c5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen rook endgame. The combination ends with Qc5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/3rk1p1/4p3/6Q1/1P3K2/r7/8/8 b - - 2 56

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