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

Rating 965 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks d3/e3; bishop a3; knight f3; pawns a2/c4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/g6; bishop c6; knight c5; pawns a5/b6/d7/e6/f5/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd3 — knight c5→d3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen h4→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k3/2qp1p2/1pb1p1rp/p1n1Pp2/2P4Q/B2RRN2/P4PPP/6K1 b q - 5 28

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