Chess Puzzle #097U6 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1289 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c7; rook g2; pawn f4. Black: king g6; queen h6; rook f6; pawns d5/e6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf5 — king g6→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe5# — queen c7→e5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2Q5/4prkq/3p4/5P2/8/6R1/6K1 b - - 12 42

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