Chess Puzzle #0E6iN — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king f6; queen c7; pawns a2/c3/d4/f4/h2. Black: king h8; queen g2; rook e8; pawns g6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen g2→e4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg7# — queen c7→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r2k/2Q5/5Kpp/8/3P1P2/2P5/P5qP/8 b - - 1 31

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