Chess Puzzle #3Cuqk — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1085 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; rook f4; bishop c2; pawns c4/e3/f2. Black: king f1; queen g5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf3 — king g3→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/8/6q1/2P2R2/4P1K1/2B2P2/5k2 w - - 3 49

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