Chess Puzzle #0JK5u — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1835 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen c7; rook h1; bishop g4; pawns a3/d3/f2/f5. Black: king e7; queen g5; rook b3; knight f4; pawns a5/c4/d4/e5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf6 — king e7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen c7→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2Q1kpp1/8/p3pPq1/2pp1nB1/Pr1P2K1/5P2/7R b - - 2 40

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