Chess Puzzle #20Zwi — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1080 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen e6; bishop g6; pawns a2/c2. Black: king f8; queen a1; pawns a7/c6/d5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen a1→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e6→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/p5p1/2p1Q1Bp/3p4/8/8/P1P1K3/q7 b - - 5 40

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