Chess Puzzle #25o7e — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1367 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f4; queen f6; bishop e6; pawn h4. Black: king h6; queen b1; rook g7; bishop c6; pawns a7/b6/e4. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg6 — rook g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen f6→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p5r1/1pb1BQ1k/8/4pK1P/8/8/1q6 b - - 3 46

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