Chess Puzzle #0mp8u — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 706 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks b1/f1; bishop g3; pawns a2/c3/c4/f2/f4/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e7/f5/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b6 — pawn b7→b6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa8# — queen f3→a8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/pppqp3/3p1n1p/5pp1/2P2P2/2P2QBP/P4PP1/1R3RK1 b - - 4 16

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