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

Rating 1204 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king h3; queen g3. Black: king h1; pawn g2. White is ahead by 8 points of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: g1=Q — pawn g2→g1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3+ — queen g3→f3, gives check. Opponent replies Qg2+ (queen g1→g2, gives check).
  3. Best move: Qxg2# — queen f3→g2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, queen endgame, short. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/8/8/6QK/6p1/7k b - - 34 66

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