Chess Puzzle #229Nk — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 915 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; bishop c5; knight b3; pawns a2/c2/c3/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a6; bishop f5; knights f6/f7; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen a6→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen e7→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp2Qnpp/q4n2/2B2b2/8/1NP2P1P/P1P3P1/6K1 b - - 2 26

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