Chess Puzzle #0UfFu — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1210 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f8; knight e6; pawns b3/d5/f4/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen e4; rook c1; knight f1; pawns d6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd7 — king e8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen f8→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4kQ2/7p/3pN1p1/3P4/4qP1P/1P6/6P1/2r2n1K b - - 9 37

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