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

Rating 670 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f5; rooks a1/h1; knight h4; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g5; queen c5; rooks a8/h8; bishop b6; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh4 — king g5→h4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf6# — queen f5→f6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/1pp4p/pbn2p2/2q1PQk1/6PN/7P/PP3P2/R3K2R b KQ - 1 18

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