Chess Puzzle #3Qp0J — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1137 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d7; queen c7; rook d1; pawns c3/f4/g5. Black: king f8; queen e3; bishop f5; knight g4; pawns a7/b7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd8 — king d7→d8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e3→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/ppQK4/8/5bP1/5Pn1/2P1q3/8/3R4 w - - 12 43

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