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

Rating 1041 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king g2; queen e4; pawn f3. Black: king h5; queen f7; pawns g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg6 — queen f7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4# — queen e4→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5q2/7p/6pk/4Q3/5P2/6K1/8 b - - 6 70

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