Chess Puzzle #6oDuj — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1415 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h5; queen c5; bishop c3; pawns a5/b4/h3. Black: king a4; queen c1; bishop e8; pawns a6/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh4 — king h5→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf4# — queen c1→f4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4b3/8/p6p/P1Q4K/kP6/2B4P/8/2q5 w - - 5 60

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