Chess Puzzle #01ei6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 444 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/e1; bishop c3; pawns b3/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen d2→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kbnr/pp3ppp/4q3/2p1P3/8/1PB5/2PQ1PPP/2KRR3 b kq - 4 18

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