Chess Puzzle #2VH24 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 890 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen d2; bishop h1; knights e6/f4; pawns a4/b5/c3/g3. Black: king c8; queen e5; bishop g4; knights b8/f5; pawns a5/b6/c7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight f5→g3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d2→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1nk5/2p5/1p2N3/pP2qn2/P4Nb1/2P3P1/3Q1K2/7B b - - 4 37

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