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

Position

White: king g2; queen h7; bishop e6; pawns e3/f2/g3. Black: king f8; bishop c3; knight d2; pawns b2/f6. White is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: b1=Q — pawn b2→b1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf7# — queen h7→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/7Q/4Bp2/8/8/2b1P1P1/1p1n1PK1/8 b - - 3 51

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