Chess Puzzle #0xbLZ — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1003 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king h3; queen h4; pawns e5/f4/g3. Black: king f8; queen e4; pawn f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen h4→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen e4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/5p2/8/4P3/4qP1Q/6PK/8/8 w - - 7 73

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