Chess Puzzle #1JbI9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1166 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rook g1; bishops d4/e2; pawns a2/b3/f3/f5/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishop f6; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d8→d4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf6# — queen h6→f6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rq1r1k/5p1p/p4b1Q/1p2nP2/3B4/1P3P2/P3B2P/6RK b - - 5 24

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