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

Rating 646 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b2; queen e2; rooks a1/g7; bishop d2; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/c2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks e8/h8; bishop b6; knights e7/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd5 — knight e7→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen e2→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k1r1nr/ppp1n1R1/1b1p3p/5q2/8/1PN5/PKPBQ1PP/R7 b - - 4 22

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