Chess Puzzle #2yOnx — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1457 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen f4; bishop a3; pawns a4/b5/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb5 — pawn c6→b5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen f4→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp1q2pp/2p3p1/1P1p4/P2PnQ2/B1P4P/5PP1/5K2 b - - 1 28

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