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

Rating 642 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e5; rook g1; bishop e2; pawns a3/c2/c3/f4/h2. Black: king h8; queen f8; rook a8; bishop c8; knight d5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa3 — queen f8→a3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e5→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2q1k/6pp/p3p3/1p1nQp2/5P2/P1P5/2P1B2P/1K4R1 b - - 1 25

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