Chess Puzzle #J3l6K — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 2, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king f1; queen e6; pawns c5/d4/g2/g4. Black: king f8; queen f4; pawns c6/d5/e3/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke2 — king f1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2+ — queen f4→f2, gives check. Opponent replies Kd1 (king e2→d1).
  3. Best move: Qd2# — queen f2→d2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, queen endgame, short. The combination ends with Qd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/8/2p1Q2p/2Pp4/3P1qP1/4p3/6P1/5K2 w - - 11 42

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