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

Rating 558 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h4; queen b8; pawns g6/h5. Black: king h6; bishop a2; pawns a3/c2/e5/f5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c1=Q — pawn c2→c1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen b8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1Q6/8/6Pk/4pp1P/7K/p7/b1p5/8 b - - 0 48

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