Chess Puzzle #09JqR — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1055 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c6; queen g4; pawns a3/c4/f5. Black: king h6; queen d3; rook e1. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa3 — queen d3→a3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6# — queen g4→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2K4k/5P2/2P3Q1/P2q4/8/4r3 b - - 10 55

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