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

Rating 624 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f7; bishop d5; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook b8; bishop c8; knight g1; pawns a6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen f7→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1rb3k1/5Q1p/p5p1/3B2q1/N3P3/1P3P2/P5PP/6nK b - - 0 35

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