Chess Puzzle #49ebp — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1284 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king g2; queen f6; pawns e5/f4/g3. Black: king h5; queen g4; pawns e6/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g5 — pawn g6→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen f6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/4pQpp/4P2k/5Pq1/6P1/6K1/8 b - - 12 52

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