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

Rating 910 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d5; rook e1; bishop g3; pawn g5. Black: king e8; queen a7; rook a2; pawns e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king e8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d5→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/q4ppp/4p3/3Q2P1/8/6B1/r7/4R2K b - - 2 40

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