Chess Puzzle #3SDWb — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1468 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king h3; queen b4; pawns a4/c3/g3/h4. Black: king h8; queen c1; pawns f6/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc4 — queen b4→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen c1→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/6p1/5p2/7p/PQ5P/2P3PK/8/2q5 w - - 2 64

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