Chess Puzzle #3wKIT — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1364 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen b8; bishop g3; pawns c4/g2/h3. Black: king c6; queen c5; rook e4; pawns d3/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen c5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb5# — queen b8→b5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qb5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1Q6/8/2k4p/2q3p1/2P1r3/3p2BP/6PK/8 b - - 1 39

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