Chess Puzzle #1Ov00 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1145 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen a7; bishop b7; pawns a6/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c3; pawns e6/f7/g6/h4. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg4 — king f3→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg3# — queen c3→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/QB3p2/P3p1p1/8/7p/2q2K1P/6P1/8 w - - 7 41

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