Chess Puzzle #05ejd — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 505 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight g2; pawns a2/b3/d5/e4/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a7/b6/c5/d6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen g4→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen c3→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/pb2bp1p/1p1p2p1/2pP4/4P1q1/1PQ5/PB3PNP/R4R1K b - - 1 21

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