Chess Puzzle #K7eEu — Advanced, White to move, endgame

Rating 1956 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen g8; pawns f5/g3. Black: king g5; rook b2; bishop e5; pawns a7/f6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf5 — king g5→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4# — queen g8→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6Q1/p7/5p2/4bPk1/8/6PK/1r6/8 b - - 2 44

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