Chess Puzzle #0X11e — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 616 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen b3; rook e1; pawns a6/b5/c3/e4/f3. Black: king b8; queen g5; rook d2; bishop e3; pawns a7/c5/c7/d6/e5/g6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg2 — queen g5→g2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen b3→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/p1p5/P2p2p1/1Pp1p1q1/4P3/1QP1bP2/3r4/1K2R3 b - - 1 28

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