Chess Puzzle #48aoc — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1071 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king h2; queen c6; pawns e3/g3/h3. Black: king g6; queen e5; pawns e4/f4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf5 — king g6→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: g4# — pawn g3→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with g4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2Q3kp/4q1p1/4pp2/4P1PP/7K/8 b - - 1 46

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