Chess Puzzle #526Nb — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1000 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c8; bishop b3; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen d6; bishop f6; pawns a7/b7/e5/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d6→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen c8→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/pp4k1/3q1bpp/4p3/8/1B5P/PP3PP1/6K1 b - - 4 34

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