Chess Puzzle #57w8L — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1072 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen d8; bishop e7; pawns a4/e3/f2/h3. Black: king g8; queens d1/e1; pawns b6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king g8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen d8→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q2k1/4Bp1p/1p4p1/8/P7/4P2P/5PK1/3qq3 b - - 1 32

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