Chess Puzzle #233al — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1072 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen d7; bishop e6; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g5/h6. Black: king g8; queen f4; rook f8; pawns b4/c4/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe6 — pawn f7→e6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen d7→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3Q1p1p/4B1pP/6P1/1pp2q2/5N2/PP3PK1/8 b - - 3 39

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