Chess Puzzle #0Yxp5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 617 · Beginner · endgame, master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f2; rook e4; knight d3; pawns a3/b3/c4/d5/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g5; bishop g6; pawns a7/c5/d6/f5/h4/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f5→e4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen f2→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/p6p/3p2b1/2pP1pq1/2P1R2p/PP1N3P/5QP1/7K b - - 0 41

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