Chess Puzzle #20iCu — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 874 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen a8; bishop d7; knight e7; pawns a2/b2. Black: king h8; queen h3; bishop g7; knight g4; pawns e5/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king h8→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen a8→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: Q6k/3BNpb1/6pp/4p3/6n1/7q/PP1K4/8 b - - 1 36

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