Chess Puzzle #0Idvd — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 947 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen f7; rook a1; bishops c1/c4; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rook a8; bishops c8/f2; knights c6/h1; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen f7→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq3k/ppp2Qp1/2np3p/4pP2/2B1P3/P1NP4/1PP2bPP/R1B2K1n b - - 0 14

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