Chess Puzzle #4l5YA — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1009 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rook f1; bishops g2/g5; knights d1/f3; pawns a3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook e8; bishop g4; knights b8/d5; pawns c5/d6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg5 — queen d8→g5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen e2→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1n1qr1k1/5ppp/3p4/2pn2B1/6b1/P4NP1/4QPBP/3N1RK1 b - - 0 18

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