Chess Puzzle #0xGkt — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1508 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king h2; queen e6; pawns b3/d3. Black: king g4; queen f2; pawns b5/d4/g2. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf3 — king g4→f3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe4# — queen e6→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4Q3/1p6/3p2k1/1P1P4/5qpK/8 b - - 5 56

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