Chess Puzzle #1PaD4 — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 672 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen f7; rook b7; pawns c4/d3. Black: king g7; queen g5; bishop e3; pawns c5/d4/g6/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen f7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1R3Qk1/6p1/2p3q1/2Pp3p/3Pb3/2K5/8 b - - 0 43

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