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

Rating 1145 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d6; rooks a1/e1; bishops b4/c4; pawns a2/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen g5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight g8; pawns a6/b7/d7/e6/f7/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen d6→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k1nr/1p1p1p2/p2Qp3/6qp/1BB1P1p1/2P5/P4PPP/R3R1K1 b kq - 4 16

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