Chess Puzzle #11fuX — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 908 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d7; knight h5; pawns c3/g3/h3. Black: king h7; queen e5; knight a5; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/g5/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1 — queen e5→e1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p1pQ2pk/1p1p4/n3q1pN/8/2P3PP/7K/8 b - - 0 48

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