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

Position

White: king h2; queen c3; bishop f1; pawns g2/h4. Black: king g5; queen b6; bishop e6; pawns a5/f5/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g5→h6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh8# — queen c3→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/1q2b1p1/p4pkp/7P/2Q5/6PK/5B2 b - - 0 44

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