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

Rating 867 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e8; knight d7; pawns a2/e3/g2/g3. Black: king g7; queen f2; rook c7; knight d5; pawns b6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen f2→e3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen e8→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4Q3/2rN1pkp/1p2p1p1/3n4/8/4P1P1/P4qPK/8 b - - 1 29

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