Chess Puzzle #0Bkws — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 977 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; knights f3/f4; pawns a3/c6/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight e3; pawns b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf1 — knight e3→f1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd7# — queen d3→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/1p3ppp/2P1p3/q3P3/5N2/P2QnN2/5PPP/R4RK1 b kq - 0 17

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