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

Rating 675 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen b5; rook c8; bishop e3; pawns b3/e5/f4/g5/h4. Black: king f7; queen e1; rook h1; bishop g7; pawns e6/e7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh4 — queen e1→h4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen b5→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2R5/4pkbp/4p1p1/1Q2P1P1/5P1P/1P2B3/6K1/4q2r b - - 6 37

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