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

Rating 1028 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen g6; rook g3; bishops c3/f1; pawns a2/b3/c4/f4/h4. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks d2/f7; bishops c5/e4; pawns a7/b6/f5/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen g6→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p3qr2/1p4Qp/2b2p2/2P1bP1P/1PB3R1/P2r4/K4B2 b - - 1 29

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