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

Rating 1079 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king g3; queen f4; pawn h2. Black: king g5; queen a2; pawns a6/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh5 — king g5→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen f4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p5p1/6k1/5Q2/6K1/q6P/8 b - - 11 54

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