Chess Puzzle #2Xg5y — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1074 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d8; rook f2; pawns a2/b2/c4. Black: king g7; queen g5; rook e7; pawns a5/d4/e5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen d8→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/4r1kp/6p1/p3p1q1/2Pp4/8/PP3R2/5K2 b - - 19 42

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