Chess Puzzle #1L8ys — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1340 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b5; bishop g8; pawns b2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g6; queen e7; bishop a7; pawns a5/c4/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc5 — queen e7→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen b5→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6B1/b3q1p1/6kp/pQ2Pp2/2p2P2/8/1P4PP/7K b - - 0 33

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