Chess Puzzle #23jp6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 626 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; knight e5; pawns f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f5; rook f8; bishop d5; pawns a5/b6/e6/f4/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen f5→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen h6→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/7p/1p2p2Q/p2bNq2/5p2/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 5 29

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