Chess Puzzle #2S9Sl — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 519 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen e4; rook a1; bishop b5; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c3. Black: king f8; queen c7; rook h8; bishop e3; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h7→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e4→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5k1r/ppq2ppp/8/1B6/4Q1n1/1PP1bN2/P7/R4K2 b - - 3 24

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