Chess Puzzle #4WTSr — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h3; rook c1; pawn a2. Black: king a5; queen e4; bishop c4; pawns b6/d7/e6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd1 — king e1→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen e4→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/3p4/1p2p3/k7/2b1q3/7Q/P7/2R1K3 w - - 19 64

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