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

Rating 512 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a2; queen c7; bishop e5; pawns a3/b3/c2. Black: king h7; queen f5; knight g5; pawns a6/b5/e6/g4/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight g5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2Q3pk/p3p3/1p2Bqn1/6p1/PP6/K1P5/8 b - - 5 41

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