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

Rating 1416 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen g5; rook d4; pawns a2/b3/c4/f4. Black: king e8; queen g1; pawns a6/e6/f5. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh4 — king g3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen g1→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/8/p3p3/5pQ1/2PR1P2/1P4K1/P7/6q1 w - - 1 47

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