Chess Puzzle #2YahE — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1206 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king e7; queen c8; pawns a6/b4. Black: king a7; queens d5/g6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qdg8 — queen d5→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb7# — queen c8→b7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qb7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/k3K3/P5q1/3q4/1P6/8/8/8 b - - 6 60

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