Chess Puzzle #0HIU6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 747 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen d4; bishop f2; pawns a3/b2/e5/f4/g4. Black: king a6; queen c6; knight e7; pawns a5/b5/d5/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc4 — queen c6→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb6# — queen d4→b6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qb6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4np2/k1q1p1p1/pp1pP3/3Q1PP1/P5K1/1P3B2/8 b - - 6 43

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