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

Rating 902 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king g4; queen d4; pawn c3. Black: king h6; queen f1; pawns e2/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e1=Q — pawn e2→e1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen d4→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6pk/8/3Q2K1/2P5/4p3/5q2 b - - 17 63

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