Chess Puzzle #0ppK6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 837 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen c5; rooks e1/h1; bishop g2; knight e2; pawns e3/f4/g5/h7. Black: king h8; queens g4/g7; rooks d2/f8; pawns e4/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb2 — queen g7→b2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen c5→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/5pqP/8/2Q3P1/4pPq1/4P3/3rNKB1/4R2R b - - 2 40

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