Chess Puzzle #2BuoD — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 879 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king a1; queen e5; pawns a3/c3/f2/h3. Black: king h6; queen a7; pawns a4/f7/g5/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf2 — queen a7→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen e5→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/q4p2/6pk/4Q1p1/p7/P1P4P/5P2/K7 b - - 0 40

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