Chess Puzzle #29FKP — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1152 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; bishop c3; pawns a2/d6/e5/g2. Black: king e8; queen f7; rook d8; pawns a7/b6/d3/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg6 — queen f7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen g5→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rk3/p4q1p/1p1P4/4P1Q1/8/2Bp4/P5P1/6K1 b - - 0 34

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