Chess Puzzle #EJGjN — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1778 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g4; queen h8; bishop g5; pawns b4/e3/f4. Black: king g6; rooks f5/g7; bishop d7; pawns e4/e6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen h8→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7Q/3b2r1/4p1k1/5rB1/1P2pPK1/4P3/8/8 b - - 8 51

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