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

Rating 1008 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; bishop d6; pawns f3/g4. Black: king g8; queen e8; knight g7; pawns b7/c6/d5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen e8→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen f6→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4q1k1/1p4np/2pB1Qp1/3p4/6P1/5P2/8/6K1 b - - 5 39

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