Chess Puzzle #57gVB — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1429 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b3; rook c5; knight e4; pawns b4/c2/d3/f2. Black: king b6; queen f7; pawns d4/e5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ka4 — king b3→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa2# — queen f7→a2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qa2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5q2/1k6/2R1p3/1P1pN3/1K1P4/2P2P2/8 w - - 3 46

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