Chess Puzzle #McX8i — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1615 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 2, queen endgame, short.

Position

White: king f2; queen f5; pawns f4/g2/h3. Black: king f7; queen d2; pawns f6/g4/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg3 — king f2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1+ — queen d2→e1, gives check. Opponent replies Kh2 (king g3→h2).
  3. Best move: g3# — pawn g4→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 2, queen endgame, short. The combination ends with g3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/5k2/5p2/5Q1p/5Pp1/7P/3q1KP1/8 w - - 6 58

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