Chess Puzzle #0Mg13 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1127 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen a8; rook h8; pawns g3/h4. Black: king f6; queen f1; pawn e5. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg4 — king f3→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf5# — queen f1→f5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q6R/8/5k2/4p3/7P/5KP1/8/5q2 w - - 1 55

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