Chess Puzzle #1L9Ec — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rook b8; pawns f5/h2. Black: king g8; queen g2; rook d2; pawns a7/f7/g7/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g8→h7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh5# — queen f3→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1R4k1/p4pp1/8/5P2/7p/5Q2/3r2qP/4K3 b - - 1 47

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