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

Rating 1471 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e7; queen f6; rook d7; pawns g5/h4. Black: king g8; queen c5; pawns f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke8 — king e7→e8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen c5→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/3RKp2/5Qp1/2q3Pp/7P/8/8/8 w - - 41 73

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