Chess Puzzle #2xTs1 — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1298 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen a1; knight f4; pawns f2/h4. Black: king e1; queen f3; bishop e4; pawns a5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf2 — king e1→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg1# — queen a1→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/p6p/4bN1P/5q2/5P1K/Q3k3 b - - 14 47

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