Chess Puzzle #0ug8P — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 724 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen a1; rook h1; bishop h6; knight b3; pawns a2/c2/e3/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks d8/e8; bishop b5; knight d5; pawns a7/b7/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb4 — queen a5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen a1→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/pp2pp1p/6pB/qb1n4/7P/1N2P3/P1P2PP1/Q1K4R b - - 4 17

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