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

Rating 1060 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/d1; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen g5; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures knight. 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: r3kb1r/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/6q1/2P1N3/P2Q4/1P3PPP/R2R2K1 b kq - 1 16

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