Chess Puzzle #14HTV — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1007 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g4; queen f5; knight f3; pawns a2/g6. Black: king h6; queen c3; bishop g7; pawns a7/c4/c5/d3. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen c3→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen f5→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p5b1/6Pk/2p2Q2/2p3K1/2qp1N2/P7/8 b - - 1 51

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