Chess Puzzle #4ZNEQ — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1075 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d8; bishop g8; pawn f7. Black: king c6; queen e6; pawn h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f8=Q — pawn f7→f8, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd7# — queen e6→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3K2B1/5P1p/2k1q3/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 11 63

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