Chess Puzzle #0C99x — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 855 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h5; rook h1; bishop e3; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e6/f2/g4/h4. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knight e7; pawns a6/b6/c7/d6/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king e8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen h5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/2p1n1b1/pp1pP2p/7Q/6PP/N1P1B3/PP3P2/2K4R b kq - 2 18

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