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

Rating 936 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks a1/f1; bishop h4; knights c3/e6; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knights d7/h7; pawns a7/b6/c4/d5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1r1k/pb1nb2n/1p2N1Qp/3p4/2pP3B/P1N1P3/1P3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 4 17

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