Chess Puzzle #02Cy0 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1063 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f7; rook e1; bishop d2; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h5. Black: king h7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; knights d5/f6; pawns a5/b7/c6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg8 — queen d8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6# — queen f7→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q3r/1p3Qpk/2p2n1p/p2n1N1P/3P1P2/2P5/PP1B2P1/2K1R3 b - - 4 25

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