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

Position

White: king h6; queen f8; pawn b2. Black: king h8; queen g1; bishop e4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: Qg8 — queen g1→g8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf6+ — queen f8→f6, gives check. Opponent replies Qg7+ (queen g8→g7, gives check).
3. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f6→g7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5Q1k/8/7K/8/4b3/8/1P6/6q1 b - - 1 53

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