Chess Puzzle #4ZQVb — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 1036 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c7; queen e8; pawn f3. Black: king g6; queen h1; rook h6; pawns f6/g5. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf5 — king g6→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe4# — queen e8→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4Q3/2K5/5pkr/6p1/8/5P2/8/7q b - - 3 59

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