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

Rating 884 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a2; queen g5; pawns a3/b2/c4/e3/f4/f6. Black: king h8; queen e1; knight g8; pawns a6/b7/c5/d6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen e1→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g5→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6nk/1p5p/p2p1P2/2p3Q1/2P2P2/P3P3/KP6/4q3 b - - 0 38

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