Chess Puzzle #1UiF4 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Position

White: king f5; queen b3; rooks a6/e5; pawns e4/f3/g5. Black: king g7; queen h2; knight h7; pawns f7/g4. White is ahead by 8 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f3→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qf2+ — queen h2→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Qf3 (queen b3→f3).
3. Best move: Qxf3# — queen f2→f3, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, epaulette mate, mate, mate in 2, short. The combination ends with Qxf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5pkn/R7/4RKP1/4P1p1/1Q3P2/7q/8 w - - 0 50

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