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

Rating 928 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rook a1; bishop e7; knight b3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e6/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks b8/h8; knights d5/g8; pawns a6/b6/c7/d6/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ndxe7 — knight d5→e7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen f3→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r1qk1nr/2p1B3/pp1pP3/3n3p/3P4/1N3QP1/PPP2P1P/R3K3 b Qk - 0 18

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