Chess Puzzle #DWZEe — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1563 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king g3; queen c8; pawn g4. Black: king g6; queen e5; pawn d5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh4 — king g3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/8/6k1/3pq3/6P1/6K1/8/8 w - - 3 51

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