Chess Puzzle #52a1h — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1044 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rook a1; bishops c1/d3; knight e6; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen h6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pp2b2p/4Nn1Q/2pp1p2/3P4/2PB4/P1P3PP/R1B3K1 b - - 1 16

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