Chess Puzzle #13yeh — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 890 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; bishop c6; pawns b4/c4/f2/g3. Black: king f8; queen e7; bishop c8; pawns e6/f7/g5/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h4→g3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen e5→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2b2k2/4qp2/2B1p3/4Q1p1/1PP4p/6P1/5P2/6K1 b - - 1 36

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