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

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

Position

White: king h3; queen f7; pawns g3/g6/h4. Black: king g7; queens b1/c1; pawns f6/h5. Black is ahead by 8 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen f7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5Qk1/5pP1/7p/7P/6PK/8/1qq5 b - - 0 61

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