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

Rating 1139 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; rook a1; bishops d5/g5; knight h2; pawns b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king f8; queen b6; rooks a7/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight d7; pawns a5/b5/c3/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king f8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen f5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2b2k1r/r2n4/1q6/ppbB1QBp/6p1/2p4P/1P3PPN/R5K1 b - - 2 24

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