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

Rating 1196 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen d7; rook b7; knight e6; pawns f4/g3. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks a8/f8; knight b5; pawns a6/c4/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 8 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe6 — pawn f7→e6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d7→g7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1R1Q1pq1/p3N1pp/1n6/2p2P2/6P1/6K1/8 b - - 0 39

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