Chess Puzzle #1gZ16 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g3; queen e4; knight f3; pawns c4/d7/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen a2; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qa5 — queen a2→a5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e4→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/pp1P2pp/2n2p2/8/2P1Q3/5NK1/q5PP/8 b - - 0 27

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