Chess Puzzle #0JH2U — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 399 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rook a1; knight e2; pawns a3/b4/d4/f2/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook c4; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight f6→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen a4→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1pq2ppp/p3pn2/3p4/QPrP1P2/P5P1/4NP1P/R5K1 b - - 0 22

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