Chess Puzzle #1jJi8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 985 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h7; bishop d6; knight g5; pawns a2/c7/f2/g2/h3. Black: king f8; queen f6; rook c8; bishop a1; pawns a5/f7/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen f6→d6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen h7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2k2/2P2p1Q/3B1q2/p5Np/6p1/7P/P4PP1/b5K1 b - - 4 30

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