Chess Puzzle #17AVY — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1128 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g6; knight d6; pawns f2/g2/h3. Black: king f8; rooks c2/c5; knight f6; pawns e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf2 — rook c2→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen g6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/6p1/3NpnQp/2r5/8/7P/2r2PPK/8 b - - 6 40

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