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

Rating 577 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c8; bishop f8; pawns f2/g4. Black: king g6; queen b3; bishop d4; pawns c3/e5/f6/g5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf7 — queen b3→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf5# — queen c8→f5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2Q2B2/8/5pk1/4p1p1/3b2P1/1qp5/5P2/4K3 b - - 3 54

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