Chess Puzzle #31IKB — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1014 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; pawns f2/g2. Black: king c1; queen d2; knight d5; pawn c3. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c2 — pawn c3→c2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen e5→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/3nQ3/8/2p5/3q1PP1/2k3K1 b - - 0 67

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