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

Rating 824 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/g1; bishops b5/e5; knight b4; pawns a4/b2/f2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishops e4/f8; knights d7/g8; pawns f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen f6→e5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen d1→d7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kbnr/3n1ppp/5q2/1B2B3/PN2b3/8/1P3P1P/R2QK1R1 b Qkq - 0 18

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