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

Rating 701 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g3; rook c7; bishop e3; pawns b2/d4/f2. Black: king h8; queen a2; rook f8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/f3/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ba8 — bishop b7→a8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/1bR3pp/p7/1p6/3P4/4BpQ1/qP3P2/5K2 b - - 1 44

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