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

Rating 1279 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king a4; queen d5; pawns a2/b3/c3/e6. Black: king a6; queen b2; pawns a5/b6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen d5→d6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa2+ — queen b2→a2, captures pawn, gives check. Opponent replies Qa3 (queen d6→a3).
  3. Best move: b5# — pawn b6→b5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, queen endgame, short. The combination ends with b5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/kp2P3/p2Q4/K7/1PP5/Pq6/8 w - - 5 46

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