Chess Puzzle #3Gg2o — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1011 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c8; knight e7; pawns d4/e3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king h8; queen e4; rook a2; pawns d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king h8→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen c8→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2Q4k/4Npp1/7p/3p4/3Pq2P/4P1P1/r4P1K/8 b - - 3 38

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