Chess Puzzle #4T51S — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1041 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f7; rook g1; bishop e6; knight b1; pawns b2/c2/e4/h6. Black: king h8; queen a5; rooks a8/f4; bishop c8; knight f6; pawns a6/b4/g5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh5 — knight f6→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen f7→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b4k/5Q2/p3Bn1P/q5p1/1p2Pr2/8/1PP5/1NK3R1 b - - 0 29

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