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

Position

White: king f2; queen f8; bishop e5; pawns e2/f4/h2. Black: king h7; rooks a7/b7; pawns a2/g6/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: a1=Q — pawn a2→a1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh8# — queen f8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/rr5k/6pp/4B3/5P2/8/p3PK1P/8 b - - 1 42

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