Chess Puzzle #1Nrb7 — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1244 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d4; queen e4; bishop c4; pawns a2/c3/g2. Black: king h7; queen f2; pawns a7/b6/f7/g6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd5 — king d4→d5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qc5# — queen f2→c5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p4p1k/1p4p1/8/2BKQ3/2P5/P4qP1/8 w - - 5 46

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