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

Rating 1055 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; rook f1; bishop b7; knight h4; pawns c3/d3/e5/h3. Black: king g7; queen a8; rook d7; knight h5; pawns c4/e6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb7 — queen a8→b7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen c5→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: q7/1B1r2kp/4p1p1/2Q1P2n/2p4N/2PP3P/8/5RK1 b - - 0 29

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