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

Rating 895 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king f1; queen g7; pawn f2. Black: king g4; queen f5; pawns e4/f3. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf4 — king g4→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg3# — queen g7→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6Q1/8/5q2/4p1k1/5p2/5P2/5K2 b - - 5 89

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