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

Rating 1149 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f4; queen f6; pawns c3/e5. Black: king h5; bishop c2; pawns b2/c4/d5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b1=Q — pawn b2→b1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5# — queen f6→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/5Q2/3pP2k/2p2K2/2P5/1pb5/8 b - - 0 53

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