Chess Puzzle #3PurF — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king c1; queen f6; bishop c3; pawns a5/d2. Black: king g7; queen b5; rooks e4/e8; pawns a7/b7/c5. Black is ahead by 8 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g7→h7. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg7# — queen f6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r3/pp4k1/5Q2/Pqp5/4r3/2B5/3P4/2K5 b - - 0 38

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