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

Rating 1147 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g5; rooks h1/h7; pawns a3/b2/c2. Black: king g7; queen f2; rook g8; knight g6; pawns a7/b6/c5/d4/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g7→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen g5→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/p4pkR/1p2p1n1/2p3Q1/3p4/P7/1PP2q2/1K5R b - - 5 30

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