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

Rating 483 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f1; rook a1; bishops d3/h6; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook a8; bishops c8/e5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen d8→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen f1→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq2k1/pp5p/4p1pB/3pb3/8/2PB4/PP4PP/R4QK1 b - - 1 17

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