Chess Puzzle #0MzWy — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1269 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, short.

Position

White: king g5; queen a8; rook b8; pawn g4. Black: king g7; queen f1; rook a2. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa2 — queen a8→a2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6+ — queen f1→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Kh5 (king g5→h5).
  3. Best move: Qh6# — queen f6→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: QR6/6k1/8/6K1/6P1/8/r7/5q2 w - - 0 50

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