Chess Puzzle #0ALuj — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 888 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen c8; pawns d3/f3. Black: king c6; queen a3; rook d6; pawns e5/f4. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd5 — king c6→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc4# — queen c8→c4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/8/2kr4/4p3/5p2/q2P1P2/8/3K4 b - - 1 58

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