Chess Puzzle #4ARWm — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1069 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d7; bishop e6; pawns b3/b5/e4/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen e1; bishop f6; knight b7; pawns c5/e5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king e8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen d7→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4k3/1n1Q3p/4Bbp1/1Pp1p3/4P3/1P5P/6PK/4q3 b - - 1 38

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