Chess Puzzle #1c354 — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 939 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king h6; queen e5; pawns e3/f4. Black: king g8; queen b7; pawns a4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa8 — queen b7→a8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen e5→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1q3p1p/6pK/4Q3/p4P2/4P3/8/8 b - - 3 53

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