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

Rating 687 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; bishops b7/e3; knight e2; pawns a4/b2/c3/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king f8; queen c7; bishop g7; knight h7; pawns a6/b6/c5/e5/f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb7 — queen c7→b7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5k2/1Bq2pbn/pp4p1/2p1p2p/P3P3/2P1BP1P/1P2N1P1/3Q2K1 b - - 0 27

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