Chess Puzzle #0BQsf — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1156 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rook g1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/f4/g5. Black: king f5; queen h8; rooks a8/d3; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/e4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh3 — queen h8→h3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe4# — queen e2→e4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6q/2p5/1p1p4/p2P1kP1/2P1pP2/2Nr4/PP2Q3/2K3R1 b - - 1 29

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