Chess Puzzle #1kF5B — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1228 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king a3; queen d6; pawns a5/b2/h3. Black: king c2; queen f7; pawns c3/e5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc5 — queen d6→c5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb3# — queen f7→b3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qb3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5q2/3Q3p/P3p3/8/K1p4P/1Pk5/8 w - - 0 45

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