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

Rating 1130 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; bishop f6; knights f3/g3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures bishop. 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: r2qkb1r/pp3ppp/2n1pB2/8/8/3Q1NN1/PPP2PPP/2KR3R b kq - 0 12

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