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

Rating 945 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rook d1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/f2/f3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rook h8; bishop f8; pawns a7/b7/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa2 — queen d5→a2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb5# — queen e2→b5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qb5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4kb1r/pp2pppp/8/3q4/8/4BP2/PP2QP1P/3R2K1 b k - 0 18

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