Chess Puzzle #5AsjJ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1038 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h7; rooks b1/f1; bishop g6; knight b5; pawns a3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/f6; knights c4/c6; pawns a4/b7/d5/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen h7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqr1k1/1p3p1Q/2n1pbB1/1N1pP3/p1nP4/P7/5PPP/1R3RK1 b - - 6 25

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