Chess Puzzle #090jm — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 979 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h5; rooks d1/h4; bishop d3; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knights c6/g5; pawns a7/b7/d4/d5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxc3 — pawn d4→c3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h5→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqr1k1/pp3pp1/2n5/3p2nQ/3p3R/2PB4/PP1N1P2/2KR4 b - - 1 18

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