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

Rating 882 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen h6; rook h1; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g6. Black: king g8; queen e4; rook d8; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/e5/f7/g4. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg6 — queen e4→g6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h6→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/pp2np2/6PQ/4p3/4q1p1/2P5/PP3P2/K6R b - - 1 26

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