Chess Puzzle #21oQA — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 912 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e5; knight e3; pawns f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen b1; knight e2; pawns b6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh2 — king h1→h2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg1# — queen b1→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6pk/1p5p/4Q3/8/4N2P/4nPP1/1q5K w - - 0 33

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