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

Rating 1456 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king g7; queen h4; pawns a4/c3/c4. Black: king f4; queen e4; pawns a7/b6/c5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke5 — king f4→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6# — queen h4→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p5K1/1p6/2p5/P1P1qk1Q/2P5/8/8 b - - 6 62

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