Chess Puzzle #255PS — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king h2; queen d7; rook a8; pawns g2/h4. Black: king f8; queen c5; bishops e7/f7; pawns f6/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Be8 — bishop f7→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen d7→e8, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: R4k2/3Qbbp1/5p2/2q4p/7P/8/6PK/8 b - - 6 42

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