Chess Puzzle #13awp — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1009 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e2; bishop f7; pawns f2/g3/h3. Black: king h6; queen c3; bishop g7; pawns b4/g5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen c3→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen e2→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5Bbp/7k/6p1/1p6/2q3PP/4QP1K/8 b - - 9 41

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