Chess Puzzle #19hBA — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1048 · Beginner · master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c6; rooks e6/f1; bishops f2/g2; pawns a2/c4/g3/h4. Black: king b8; queen h6; rooks d3/h8; bishops b2/c8; pawns a6/b6/c7/g5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen h6→e6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa8# — queen c6→a8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, master vs master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1kb4r/2p5/ppQ1R2q/6p1/2P4P/3r2P1/Pb3BB1/5RK1 b - - 1 26

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