Chess Puzzle #0MfaT — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1245 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c6; bishop g2. Black: king a6; queen a2; pawns b5/b6/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc4 — queen a2→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa8# — queen c6→a8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qa8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/kpQ5/1p6/7p/8/q5BK/8 b - - 0 60

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