Chess Puzzle #46iez — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1015 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king b7; queen a8; pawn b6. Black: king c5; queen c6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ka7 — king b7→a7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb6# — queen c6→b6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qxb6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q7/1K6/1Pq5/2k5/8/8/8/8 w - - 3 73

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