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

Position

White: king f1; queen c4; bishop e3; pawns b2/f2. Black: king f8; queen g5; rook e8; bishop e7; pawn g6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen g5→f5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Bh6# — bishop e3→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rk2/4b3/6p1/6q1/2Q5/4B3/1P3P2/5K2 b - - 5 54

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