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

Rating 1156 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e8; rook a1; bishops c1/c4; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen g7; rook a8; bishops c5/c8; knights c6/h1; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen g7→f6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen e8→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1Q3/ppp3qk/2np1N1p/2b1p3/2B1P3/3P4/PPP3PP/R1B1K2n b Q - 3 16

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