Chess Puzzle #14B59 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 873 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a4; queen b1; bishop b5; pawns c4/f4/g3. Black: king g8; queen d2; pawns b6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb3 — queen b1→b3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa5# — queen d2→a5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qa5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5pp1/1p5p/1B6/K1P2P2/6P1/3q4/1Q6 w - - 3 50

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