Chess Puzzle #JekkF — Intermediate, White to move, endgame

Rating 1570 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame.

Position

White: king e4; queen g5; pawn a4. Black: king g3; queen f1; pawns a7/g2. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf2 — king g3→f2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe3# — queen g5→e3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qe3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p7/8/6Q1/P3K3/6k1/6p1/5q2 b - - 15 61

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