Chess Puzzle #2AfLS — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 986 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/d1; bishop d3; pawns a5/b2/c2/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen f4→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen h5→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b3kr/pp4p1/2p1p2p/P2nP2Q/5q2/3B2P1/1PP2P1P/R2R2K1 b - - 0 18

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