Chess Puzzle #1iM3D — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 766 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; bishop d3; knight e7; pawns a2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rook a8; bishops c8/f8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e4/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen g3→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1qbk1/pp2N2p/2p5/3p4/4p3/3B2Q1/P1P3PP/7K b - - 1 24

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