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

Rating 1191 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f8; rook a1; bishops c1/c4; knight e7; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g2. Black: king h7; queen h4; rook a8; bishop c8; knights c6/e5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe7 — queen h4→e7, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen f8→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2Q2/ppppN2k/2n5/4n2p/2B1P1pq/8/PPP3P1/R1B3K1 b - - 0 16

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