Chess Puzzle #9CrUS — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1598 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king d2; queen a6. Black: king c4; queen e5; pawn c5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd4 — king c4→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd3# — queen a6→d3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qd3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/Q7/2p1q3/2k5/8/3K4/8 b - - 7 73

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