Chess Puzzle #1w7aT — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 812 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook b1; bishop e5; pawns d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a7; rook a2; bishop c3; pawns b5/c4/d5/e4/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen h5→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/q5pp/4p3/1p1pB2Q/2pPp3/2b1P2P/r4PP1/1R4K1 b - - 1 29

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